Colored Contact Lenses - an Overview
Contact lenses are use as a corrective measure for eyesight related problems. Eyesight related problem means lack of proper eye vision, earlier the use of spectacles where a common usage among the people. So people stressed on spectacles as a means of corrective measure for vision problem, there were a large variety of spectacle available to choose from. So the reign of the spectacles was fading away with the invention and introduction of the contact lenses. So for those who on not want to expose to the society their short comings the contact lenses are an alternative solution. The credit of propounding the idea of contact lenses is awarded to Leonardo da Vinci, but the actual credit of inventing the modern form of contact lenses goes to the Czech scientists Otto Wichterle and Drahoslav Lim. The Czech scientists were also accredited with the invention of the gel used for their production.
Since the invention of the contact lenses it has gained wide spread acceptance. Now new and new innovations are coming up in the contact lenses technology. The colored contact lenses is the latest, usually the normal contact lenses comes with a blue tint so as to make them more visible when put inside cleaning and storage solution. Now a variety of color contacts are available in the market. So colored contacts have become common among the society and it is estimated to have 125 million users all over the world. Since there is a wide appeal for the contact lenses of all types a lot of companies have entered the market producing a wide range of colored and plain lenses. The contact lenses are less affected by the wet weather and other climatic changes. They are more suitable for a wide variety of activity especially sporting activities where they can roam freely without the fear of breaking the spectacles.
Since the invention of the contact lenses it has gained wide spread acceptance. Now new and new innovations are coming up in the contact lenses technology. The colored contact lenses is the latest, usually the normal contact lenses comes with a blue tint so as to make them more visible when put inside cleaning and storage solution. Now a variety of color contacts are available in the market. So colored contacts have become common among the society and it is estimated to have 125 million users all over the world. Since there is a wide appeal for the contact lenses of all types a lot of companies have entered the market producing a wide range of colored and plain lenses. The contact lenses are less affected by the wet weather and other climatic changes. They are more suitable for a wide variety of activity especially sporting activities where they can roam freely without the fear of breaking the spectacles.
