For any Hollywood actor whose role requires the eyes of an alien, or an evil creature, the place to go is Hollywood Vision. When it comes to special effects colored contacts, they’re the experts. Of course, if you’re just an average person in the market for some special effect lenses to wear to the club, or to your next Halloween party, Hollywood Vision, and its professional, custom-made lenses may be way out of your price range. But don’t worry – fortunately for you, there are some affordable options that allow you to get the costume contact lenses you want, without spending an arm and a leg.
CibaVision
This company produces an affordable line of special effects lenses (also know as “special fx”) to the general public. Their lenses are offered under the brand name, WildEyes. In the WildEyes line, you’ll find designs like Black-Out, Cat Eye, Alien and glow-in-the-dark contacts, as well as many others. Most of these lenses are of the non-correction kind, and aren’t designed to correct your vision. Even so, you need to have them properly fitted and get a prescription so they’ll be safe to wear. You can usually get the lenses for $100 or less per pair, and you’ll probably have to pay another $100 for the eye exam.
Cooper Vision
This company also sells an affordable line of theatrical lenses know as Crazy Lenses, which include varieties like Red Spiral, Fire, Stars & Stripes and NFL Football team logos. Again, you’ll need a basic eye exam to have the lenses properly fitted, even if your vision doesn’t need correcting.
Crystal Reflections
This company offers special effect colored contacts from “Interview With The Vampire”, like the eyes of the vampire Louis, as well as the vampire Lestat. Crystal Reflections is known for their “FXeyes” brand. They even have other effects like their “Flames”, “Blanc Stare”, “Green Dragon” or “Manson”.
These are just a few good sources for affordable special effects colored contact lenses. Shop around and you’ll probably discover a lot of others as well. Special effects lenses are no longer just something that’s available to the Hollywood elite. Now, you too can add those wild visual effects to your eyes that you’ve always seen in the movies or on television.