Want to transform yourself into a werewolf, zombie, or alien? Halloween contacts can make the transformation a complete success. Find out which lenses are out there on the market and where you can get contacts that don’t interfere with your vision and will make everybody’s head turn.

What can your choose from?

There are two brands of theatrical contact lenses that make the great variety of contact lenses - Crazy Lenses by Cooper Vision and Wild Eyes by Ciba Vision. Both companies are major manufacturers of all types of contact lens, including corrective lenses, color contact lenses and theatrical lenses. So if you go with Wild Eyes or Crazy Lenses, you can be sure you are paying for  high quality costume lenses  .

These lenses are usually the best sellers

• Cat’s Eye – yellow, white, green or red, with a vertical black pupil just like a real cat
• White-out - makes your eye white, good for a zombie effect
• Black-out – makes your eye completely black
• Red Hot - for red vampire eyes
• Spiral contacts of different color - red, yellow and white, create a crazy effect
• Lenses with Fire effect - bright yellow flames on a red background, around your pupil
• Bloodshot – red blood vessels over white background, very scary

Check out pictures of costume contacts.

There are also many smaller companies and individual artists, who offer different designs for costume contact lenses. You can even get custom made lenses, with any design you like.

Safety rules for contact lens wearers

You might have heard that Halloween contact lenses can damage your eyes. You shouldn’t worry; though, because high quality color lenses are absolutely safe; only improper care of them can cause problems. If you already wear contact lenses for vision correction, care for costume contact lenses is absolutely the same as for ordinary contacts.

If you are new to contact lenses, though, be sure to consult your eye doctor before you order yourself a pair of theatrical contacts. All contact lenses come with instructions on how to care for them. Be sure to read and follow these instructions – caring for your color lenses is really easy.

Things to remember:

• don’t wear your contact lenses for longer than 8 hours and never sleep in them
• only use contact lens solution to store and disinfect your color lenses, never use tap water
• wash your hands before handling your contacts
• never wear a lens that is torn
• take your costume lenses off if they irritate your eyes
• never give your contacts to other people

Buying your Halloween contacts

Close to Halloween, you have probably seen these colorful boxes for sale everywhere – beauty salons, flea markets, even gas stations. However, it is not a good idea to buy your theatrical contact lenses from these places. Most of them sell no-brand costume contacts, so you can’t know where they were manufactured or from what materials. Remember, the surface of your eye is very delicate, and using paints that are not designed for contact lenses (as is the case with the majority of lenses available on the streets) can damage your eyes.

There are two safe ways to get costume contacts. One is to visit an eye doctor, get a prescription and order color lenses through your doctor’s office. Another option is to order your costume lenses online from trusted contact lens retailers. This way, you can get the best price. As with most online orders, your contacts will usually arrive in about a week, so you should place your order in advance.

Are you interested in color costume contacts now? They are great fun and, with the range of lenses on the market, everyone can get contactsto match your costume perfectly.