Coloured contacts

kurisu

hey apologies if this is in the wrong section but i was wondering does anyone know where i could find coloured contact lenses in dublin, only want them for holloween night so they dont have to particularly long lasting, just an unusual pigment

Misticles

celestial ring had some, maybe not anymore though cos its illegal for places to sell coloured lenses if theres no optic professional on site as they have to show people how to put them in and take them out.

kurisu

"optic professional on site"

sounds like a great reason to charge me loads of money:(

Daisies

kurisu wrote:

"optic professional on site"

sounds like a great reason to charge me loads of money:(

As someone who's training to be an optometrist, I have seen the damage that people can do to their eyes by buying contacts online or without being fitted properly.Contacts sit on your eyes so they can do a lot nore damage than people think

Misticles

kurisu wrote:

"optic professional on site"

sounds like a great reason to charge me loads of money:(

if ya think so! thats just being ignorant.
say you go and buy lenses and read the instructions they give you in relation to putting them and getting them out!

you get them in, forget all about them and get an eye infection. then what do ya do?? pay 50e for the doctor to have a look.
your're gonna have to pay either way.
opticians make sure you can take them out and put them back in at least 2-3 times before selling you lenses!!

Nala

OP- If you had no solutions what would you clean the lenses in? I'm guessing water?

Misticles

on most of these type of lenses taht are sold willy nilly, it says consult your optician for cleaning regimes!! and the optician i wrk for refuse to do it cos thats taking all responsibility for those lenses and the person! so if anythn goes wrong the optician gets it in the neck!

Daisies

Nala wrote:

OP- If you had no solutions what would you clean the lenses in? I'm guessing water?

Oh please do not clean your lenses in water!Its actually the worst thing to do

Nala

exactly, but most people would guess water, and possibly get themselves a nice acanthamoeba infection in the process.

Daisies

Nala wrote:

exactly, but most people would guess water, and possibly get themselves a nice acanthamoeba infection in the process.

You obviously know your stuff

eth0_

Daisies wrote:

You obviously know your stuff

Or she might just be a contact lense wearer..

eth0_

kurisu wrote:

"optic professional on site"

sounds like a great reason to charge me loads of money:(

hahah awesome, so you want to pay as little as possible for something that can potentially damage your eyesight.

Those lenses were banned because:
a> A lot of them were very badly made, could scratch the surface of the eye
b> The curvature of everyones eyes are different, those lenses were 'one size fits all'
c> People would sleep with them in. Because they were not breathable lenses, they can get stuck to the surface of the eye and you will need to go to a hospital to have them safely taken out
d> Leaving any non-breathable lense in your eyes for too long can cause damage to the blood vessels on the surface of the eye, leaving you with lovely bloodshot eyes.

Prescription coloured contacts aren't that expensive.

Black Swan

Can't remember the title of the film, but Van Diesel wore a pair of silver reflective contacts that made him look real spooky!:eek:

eth0_

Blue_Lagoon wrote:

Can't remember the title of the film, but Van Diesel wore a pair of silver reflective contacts that made him look real spooky!:eek:

"Pitch Black", I think

Dinxminx

Hah they were cool!!

Orlee

Misticles wrote: »

celestial ring had some, maybe not anymore though cos its illegal for places to sell coloured lenses if theres no optic professional on site as they have to show people how to put them in and take them out.

No Way! Argos used to sell them!!! :eek:

LadyE

OP You can get them in a chemist in Blackrock - the one next to Eddie Rockets..they do all colours including white and black

€30 a month

Misticles

Orlee wrote: »

No Way! Argos used to sell them!!! :eek:

i know! hence why they dont anymore!!