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.

First of all when discussing color contacts and a prescription it's important to distinguish between the 2 major types of color contacts.

1. Those that correct vision
2. Those that simply change a person's eye color

Vision correcting color contacts require a current prescription (for same country delivery) to determine how much correction is required.

Color contacts that only change eye color, if sold from a contact lenses provider based United States, should also be fitted by a trained eye doctor.  Is it perfectly legal to order color contacts on-line without a prescription if you live in the United States?  It is not legal for a US based company to sell and ship color contacts to a US address without a prescription.  In Canada and the UK color contact lenses that aren't vision correcting aren't considered medical devices and so do not require a prescription for contact lenses.  So this means if you live in the United States you can order color contacts online without a prescription but you have to know which web sites don't require prescriptions but will also ship to the US.

Follow these simple directions to buy color contacts online with no prescription from the UK..

1. Use this link to order your non-prescription color contact lenses from LensPlanet and get them for a great price.
2. Select from Freshlook Colorblends or Focus Softcolors and when choosing your eye power choose zero, 0.0 for both eyes.  (this means the lenses are non vision-correcting - regular contact lenses that correct vision do not of course come in 0.0 power).
3. Select the United States from the ship to country when you check out.

Note that many color contact lenses only come in the most common base curves and diameters, usually in the range from 8.5 to 8.6 base curve and a diameter of 14.4 go 14.5.  These are the most common eye measurements and usually a person with average eyes won't notice a difference between this .1 millimeter in curve difference.  If you have concerns about a perfect fit you should schedule an eye exam with an eye doctor to get fitted and get a prescription for the shape of your eyes even if your vision is perfect.   If you'd rather just spend the money on an inexpensive pair of lenses to check the fit then try the Expressions Colors by Ciba Vision which are inexpensive.