Non-Prescription Colored Contacts

Non prescription color or colored contacts are becoming increasingly popular.  They are available in a wide array of colors and patterns.  These colored contact lenses without prescriptions can be grouped into several major categories including cosmetic contacts, circle lenses and theatrical or Halloween Contacts.  While all of these types of lenses come in both prescription power and non-prescription power or 'plano' lenses this article is meant to address only color contacts with no prescription strength.  Technically these 'no Rx' color contacts should not be ordered online without a current prescription even though they do not correct vision.  The main reason for this, at least according to the US FDA, is that the optimal size and shape of some contacts may vary from one individual to the next and the best way to determine the proper values for diameter and base curve is to have a fitting by an optician.

Circle Lenses without prescriptions

Circle lenses color contacts are lenses that change or enhance the natural color of your eye and also make the colored part of the eye appear bigger because the colored part of the lenses extend beyond the iris and cover more of the white part of the eye than do traditional color contact lenses.  Circle lens contacts were created in Korea and have become a huge fashion trend across the globe.  Geo contact lenses are one of the most popular and best selling brand of circle lenses.

Non Prescription Halloween Contacts

Halloween Contact lenses differ from circle lenses as they typically have a pattern and are designed to make ones eyes resemble a cat, zombie, vampire and many other distorted appearances. Lenstore from the UK has an excellent selection and great prices on Halloween lenses and doesn't require prescription verification.

Color Contacts No Prescription

Finally cool cosmetic lenses, or 'normal' color contacts, are meant only to change the eye color without otherwise altering a person's appearance.  While men wear both circle lenses and regular color contacts they are certainly more popular among young woman and teenage girls.  Well known brands of cosmetic contact lenses would be Freshlook and Colorblends.

Current Prescription Verification?

Remember that in the US these type of non-prescription color contacts are still considered medical devices and as such require a currrent doctor's prescription and verification of that Rx from the US based website selling the lenses so if you want to try zero powered, plano, non-vision correcting color contacts but don't have a valid Rx you can order them online from outside the US.  The image links above take you to websites that allow you to order these different types of crazy contacts without prescription verification.  The text links take you to articles on this site that will offer more detail about each category of these fun contact lenses.