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This is taken from the Stroma website FAQ. I wonder if natural light brown/hazel eyes have the opaque layer they are talking about. I’m thinking no, meaning dark brown eyed people can wear light brown contacts without looking unnatural. However green or blue will always look off. It’s also interesting what they say about the pupil. I find that colored contacts make my vision blurry even in daytime. Maybe my pupils are too big?
“4. Why not just wear colored contact lenses?”
Colored contact lenses are a great way to determine whether you like the way you look with light or different colored eyes. For long-term use, however, there may be some issues to consider. First, in order to cover a dark iris, a blue or green contact lens must be opaque, and light eyes are not naturally opaque. Dark irises are opaque because they are covered in a thin layer of pigment. Light irises, by contrast, are translucent because visible light enter the iris, is scattered by the fibers, and emerges as blue or green light. As a result, blue or green contact lenses will never look natural on a dark iris.
In addition, many people cannot tolerate contact lenses. As many as 50% of people who try contact lenses cannot tolerate them. Contact lenses can also cause infection if not handled or cleaned correctly, and they can scratch the cornea if not put in, removed, or worn properly.
Also, in order to see through a colored contact lens, an opening must be left in front of the pupil. Generally, the size of the opening is the average size of a pupil in typical indoor lighting. But not all pupils are the same size, and lighting conditions change throughout the day and night. When the pupil is smaller than the opening, the brown color shows through, and when the pupil is larger than the opening, the contact lens blocks the light and may interfere with vision, particularly at night.
“4. Why not just wear colored contact lenses?”
Colored contact lenses are a great way to determine whether you like the way you look with light or different colored eyes. For long-term use, however, there may be some issues to consider. First, in order to cover a dark iris, a blue or green contact lens must be opaque, and light eyes are not naturally opaque. Dark irises are opaque because they are covered in a thin layer of pigment. Light irises, by contrast, are translucent because visible light enter the iris, is scattered by the fibers, and emerges as blue or green light. As a result, blue or green contact lenses will never look natural on a dark iris.
In addition, many people cannot tolerate contact lenses. As many as 50% of people who try contact lenses cannot tolerate them. Contact lenses can also cause infection if not handled or cleaned correctly, and they can scratch the cornea if not put in, removed, or worn properly.
Also, in order to see through a colored contact lens, an opening must be left in front of the pupil. Generally, the size of the opening is the average size of a pupil in typical indoor lighting. But not all pupils are the same size, and lighting conditions change throughout the day and night. When the pupil is smaller than the opening, the brown color shows through, and when the pupil is larger than the opening, the contact lens blocks the light and may interfere with vision, particularly at night.
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