Want Circle Lenses? Top 3 risks sellers don’t want you to know | Awayion Beauty

Hi, Friends!

Are you longing for the most up-to-date vibrant circle contact lenses? Because you adore how they enhance the mesmerizing gaze of the actresses in K-dramas? Or perhaps you yearn for a doe-eyed appearance?

However, you may be unaware of the potential risks associated with wearing colored circle lenses. Eh?

What essential information should you be aware of?

In this post, immerse yourself in the vivid world of colored circle lenses as we uncover 3 paramount risks they entail. Because safeguarding the well-being of your eyes should be every girl’s priority.

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TL:DR A quick post glance:

1. Blindness
   
2. Blocks oxygen to your eyes
   
3. Possibly banned in your country
   

Sound fancy? Okay, ladies, let’s start. 

1. Permanent damage (aka Blindness)

According to researchers, daily circle contact lens wear can lead to the loss of vision, a terrifying prospect that some sellers conveniently choose not to disclose to potential buyers. Some sellers may know that informing customers about the risk of lifelong blindness is crucial, but their silence appears to serve their profit-seeking agenda.

That being said, circle lenses, classified as a type of prosthesis, have the potential to cause severe eye injuries, including the devastating outcome of blindness (Polo, 2010). The British Contact Lens Association, through their website, educates the public about these dangers, revealing that approximately 6 out of 100,000 wearers experience vision loss because of corneal infections caused by contact lenses each year (Pennington, 2017).

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2. Circle Lenses blocks oxygen to your eyes

Most sellers do not inform buyers that circle lenses block oxygen from the eyes — when worn. 

Buyers must know circle lenses, although visually appealing, are larger and have a significantly lower oxygen transmission rate. Instead of being completely clear, these lenses cover a portion of the whites of the eye, potentially leading to issues such as acute redness (Pennington, 2017). Leading eye doctors widely recognize the lower oxygen transmission rate caused by wearing circle lenses. Wild, eh?

Optometrist Dr. S. Barry Eiden emphasizes that ill-fitting contact lenses can restrict the eye’s access to oxygen, potentially resulting in severe vision problems (Polo, 2010). Just like the rest of your body, your eyes need fresh air for optimal performance. Consequently, circle lenses are not ideal for providing the necessary oxygen your eyes need.

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3. Possibly banned in your country

Even worse, some unscrupulous sellers will not inform you of your country’s laws on buying circle lenses. And you need to know if they banned something you are buying in your native land — right? Now, it’s legal for anyone to buy contact lenses in the UK, although it’s advised to do so only after a detailed eye assessment and with a prescription (Pennington, 2017).

The problem is… they’re illegal to sell in the US and many doctors think they are harmful to the eyes that are wearing them (Polo, 2010). A major US newspaper noted it is against the law to sell contact lenses in the US without a prescription, and that mail order contact companies are required to verify that customers are ordering the strength of lens that is healthiest for them, neither are things that all circle lens sites do (Polo, 2010).

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Major Takeaways

You now uncovered 3 paramount risks circle contact lens sellers don’t want you to know.

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