Imagine girls running around the mall with giant pink or enormous Twilight vampire eyes. That’s what the world is apparently coming to thanks to a new breed of contact lenses that makes peepers look abnormally large a la the anime-inspired eyes Lady Gaga wore in the “Bad Romance” video.
According to The New York Times, circle lenses are contacts made to cover not only your iris but part of the white part of your eyes to make them look big and doe-like. They come in both regular and unexpected colors, some with special designs on them. And they’re gaining popularity like you wouldn’t believe.
But there’s a snag: They’re not approved for the States, so teenagers and young girls are buying them in Asia and Canada from sites like Lenscircle.com and Pinkyparadise.com. And some companies will even let you order your own prescription, which worries eye doctors, who are concerned that people will be wearing the wrong strength for their eyes. In fact, Karen Riley, a spokeswoman for the F.D.A., was quoted as saying “Consumers risk significant eye injuries—even blindness.”
What do you think? Is it worth the risks?
Source: Glamour
July 16th, 2010 at 5:40 am
Thought it might be fun to comment on this post!
What a wacky idea! Yet, I remember how much I luvvvved my trendy tinted
green contacts that I wore back in high school.
I honestly feel like anything, using as directed with proper cleaning
etc-
these would be fun to try- how many people honestly could wear these to
bed or wouldn’t take them out when they were supposed to?
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt that they will be
responsible with these wacky lenses, and of course if the younger
wearers having permission from their parents- a wise move
as well!
As for the fear factor of blindness- I ask this, who stands to lose
money if ppl don’t get their eyes checked annually/biannually-
the optometrist…
(you know they get a cut from the contacts/glasses they sell…)
Don’t get me wrong gotta get ur vision checked every couple of years
just to make sure- but u know that if someone was having a reaction to
these contact lenses the eye doc is the first place they would go right?
Anyway! I charge anyone reading my comment to share if they would try
these lenses and if so, what color/pattern would u choose?
Have a super day/nite/weekend!
Jess
July 16th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Would not risk it. But, I am sure someone in the states will be producing these with FDA approval soon.
October 27th, 2010 at 10:26 am
my mom is an eye doctor and she always tell me to never squint my eyes and watch too much dvd movie;’-