They found that out of the six products - Eye Spy, EDIT iGlow, ColouVue Crazy Lenses, EDIT Big Circle Eyes, Mesmereyes and high street unbranded lenses, only ColourVue received an overall pass. The rest failed basic quality and safety tests including quality of fit, wearer comfort and quality of vision. Novelty contact lenses, made popular by celebrities including Michelle Keegan at this year’s BRIT awards, are commonly worn for fancy dress occasions such as Halloween.
Although it is illegal for non-prescription lenses to be sold or supplied in Britain without the supervision of a registered optometrist or qualified dispensing optician – they are still alarmingly easy to purchase online and in high street stores, such as fancy dress shops and market stalls. The experiment tested against six different safety criteria including packaging, fit, vision and wearer comfort.
Stephen Hannan, Clinical Services Director at Optical Express commented: “The results of our simple quality and safety tests are extremely concerning. "Although eye care providers and organisations have taken steps to warn the public of the devastating risks of novelty contact lenses – the industry is still alarmingly unregulated, despite the fact it is now against the law to sell contact lenses without a qualified eyecare professional onsite. “The quality of these lenses are clearly not up to scratch, and they shouldn’t be available to purchase as easily as they are. Patients are being put at risk.”
sources: http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/halloween-warning-glasgow-opticians-find-13837125
]]>These are not pure white lenses (if they were you wouldn’t be able to see). They have a white mesh pattern on them which close up is clearly visible but, the further away you are the more they look totally white. If you’re planning on wearing them for a Halloween party then most people probably aren’t going to notice the mesh. But, if you happen to meet the human of your dreams and they stare lovingly into your zombie eyes then they’ll probably be able to see it.
Visibility is a huge issue with these. Like I mentioned they are a mesh rather than pure white, but the meshing does have a pretty dramatic effect on how well you can see. Everything looks foggy or hazy through these lenses so absolutely don’t drive in them or do anything where having impaired vision would be dangerous. I’d also advise bringing along your lens case (and spare lenses/glasses if you’re a wearer) so that you can change out of them if your lack of good vision starts to become a problem.
These lenses are so uncomfortable. I’ve been wearing contact lenses for years and most of the time I stick my normal lenses in and go about my day. But when you first put these in you really feel them. My eyes were watering all over the place when I put them in and even though it subsides after a while my eyes got a lot drier and more irritated than they usually do with contact lenses in.
I checked the Colourvue official website to see if I could figure out why they were so much more uncomfortable than other lenses and it turns out most of the lenses are 14mm and these ones 17mm so I’m assuming it’s down to that.
If you’re planning on wearing these for a night out or any length of time then definitely test them out first to see if you experience the same problem and how long you can wear them for.
I’ve also worn a variety of other lenses from the Colourvue Crazy Lens range and didn’t experience an issue with them. They all went in fine with no discomfort.
I love these lenses for taking pictures of looks with, but I’d never wear them out anywhere. I like being able to see too much and between the blurry vision and the fact they don’t come in prescriptions, I’d have a hard time surviving outdoors in them. The comfort is also a huge issue for me and even though I’ve only ever worn them for around 20 minutes at a time it’s a massive relief when I take them back out again.
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Qty: 2 lenses (1 for each eye)
Colour: Black Out
Lens Type: 3 Months
Prescription: 0.00, 0.50 to -6.00
My favourite thing about blackout lenses is they look “off”, but not so off that people can instantly tell what gives them that creepy feeling when they see you. If you go full sclera or some other crazy unnatural-looking colour then it’s obvious you’re wearing lenses. These are a bit more subtle.
They’re blackout lenses and they live up to the name. The one issue I had that I wasn’t expecting was that my iris showed on the inner ring. Because I’ve got quite light blue eyes it was quite noticeable. On most of the pictures on this post, you’ll be able to see that little ring of colour. To be fair though, it’s going to be a lot less noticeable if you’re planning to wear these out at night or to a party.
When you first put in blackout lenses you can see a black ring around your vision. It’s a little weird but I always find that after a couple of minutes you don’t even notice anymore. Just be aware that your peripheral vision might be slightly less than normal because of the areas to the sides and above and below that the black part of the lens is covering.
I got these with a prescription and my vision was the same as it is with my regular contact lenses.
There are nice and comfortable. I usually wear quarterlies and these lenses didn’t feel noticeably different from my regular lenses.
I love these lenses. They’re comfy and affordable. I’m a huge fan of wearing one black lens for lots of the looks I do as it makes the lens more noticeable and can really add to the effect in some cases.
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