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[Hysteric Polaris]

So I thought I'd share this discovery with you all...since it was a bitch for me to find. Figure it's prolly hard for others to find too...I don't think I've ever seen a NiGHTS cosplay that used custom contacts before.

I literally called EVERY eyewear place in our phone book to find local sellers of blue cat eye lenses for my Reala cosplay but I only found THREE places that sold them. (I needed prescription lenses of a specific curvature because I'm legally blind with astigmatism.)

I ended up buying mine through a local small-business optomitrist called Gold Circle Optical.
They ordered said lenses from Wild Eyes...the Jaguar model...cost: $140.
Images: looking sideways | looking up | evil grin | blank stare
They're very comfortable. <3 Even more so than my normal-use prescription lenses actually.

Here are other places that told me that they sold blue cat eye lenses: (yes, they do prescription lenses, but not for astigmatism)
-> Sterling Optical: $180 for lenses and exam
-> Lenscrafters: *never got a price quote*

[TRAViS]

Whoah!

Thats...insane! I wasn't even aware stuff like that existed. They look AWESOME! Although they're quite expensive...but I suppose they're more than worth it for their purpose.

Now I want a pair just to walk around with and freak my friends out XD

[Hysteric Polaris]

:blink: Whoah!

Thats...insane! I wasn't even aware stuff like that existed. They look AWESOME! Although they're quite expensive...but I suppose they're more than worth it for their purpose.

Now I want a pair just to walk around with and freak my friends out XD

I'm sure they wouldn't be half as expensive if I didn't need them to be prescription. ^^"""

[Meggiemaccat]

ZOMFG, I want kitty-eyes. 8DDD But I don't need them (I never get a chance to cosplay, even though there's now a convention that occurs within my state), so I really shouldn't, and won't. XPPP

[TRiPPY]

Ahhhh yeah XD Cateye contacts, i use wildeyes for my cosplay too but I've seen people using cateye contacts having unfortunate photos of them with squint eyes because their lense has turned around and given them sideaways eyes. I once modded my contacts (NOT advisable) with cat eyes and gave myself a fantabulous eye infection that nearly rendered me blind. Always ~~~be careful~~~ with contacts, especialy when the same effect can easily be achived with photoshoppee :3
http://www.nightsint...ts/me/pg/70.htm

Also for anyone wondering, non prescription fashion lenses usualy cost about £22... i actualy NEED proper medical lenses but theyre so friggin expensive i choose to go blind instead :B

[Mayura]

The contacts look great! And it sounds like they got to you pretty quickly too ^^ I need to get some of these especially because they are perscription which is AWESOME (I am blind too).

[Zero-Shift]

I personally always wanted to try out scleral lenses just for the hell of it. After I cosplay as Geese I was going to try and do Akuma. In a cosplay competition I bet totally red eyes would clinch it for me.

[TRiPPY]

gahhhhh sclerals always freak me out... how on earth do you stick that in your eyes and not have it dig into the sensitive corner part of your eye? It must be so hard to get those things in >~< *creeps out*

[Nyx]

gahhhhh sclerals always freak me out... how on earth do you stick that in your eyes and not have it dig into the sensitive corner part of your eye? It must be so hard to get those things in >~< *creeps out*

They're harder to get out, I hear. I've also heard that they're very uncomfortable to wear. But they win points for looking that creepy when used right.

I've heard that in most places, you have to get an eye exam before they'll even let you buy contact lenses. But I've always wondered if buying them online avoids this. I've been considering it for years now...

[TRiPPY]

In the usa you have to do that i hear, but we can sidestep it in the UK. I think its because Americans are more likey to sue the ass off any contant lense company that damages their eyesight.
*points to eurpoeans with crusty eyes and face disease*

[DAiLiGHT]

I think its because Americans are more likey to sue the ass off any contant lense company that damages their eyesight.

It's true, we are. I wonder if you heard about the woman who sued McDonalds because she spilled her hot coffee in her lap while she was driving? Us Americans are really inclined to sue over the most rediculous things.

[animejosse]

I wonder if you heard about the woman who sued McDonalds because she spilled her hot coffee in her lap while she was driving?

It wasn't quite that simple... but yeah, seems like Americans are more sue-happy.

To get back on topic, those lenses looks awesome! Wouldn't be able to use them though because of the astigmatism thing.

[TRiPPY]

Out of curiosity because I'm dense, what is astigmatism? I'd google but i like to make people type stuff :3

[animejosse]

To make a very quick summarise, it's an optical defect where the cornea or lens are curved a certain way so you either see more blurry, squint, get headaches and/or eye strains.

To use me as an example, I'm near-sighted. One of the reasons I switched from glasses to lenses was because when I needed stronger glasses we discovered that while I got a super clear vision, everything was double. Switching to astigmatic lenses helped for me, but I still get eye-strains if I stare at the screen or my books too long.

[Hysteric Polaris]

I'm near-sighted with astigmatism too, but I'm not too astigmatic (?), so I was able to get the nonastigmatic lenses without losing too much correctiveness.

[Zero-Shift]

I have perfect vision which unfortunately means it's going to be a royal pain in the ass to get those sclerals. Does anyone know if it's even possible for a person in the US to get a prescription for contacts if they don't "technically" need them?

[TRiPPY]

Well I'd imagine if theyre just fashion lenses you could have them dropped off at your nearest optician or something... i think... who can then give you the full 80hour blahblah on why contacts are dangerous (which they are). Or disregard that completely and just import them from abroad, though you dont have any safeguards then.

[TRAViS]

Well I'd imagine if theyre just fashion lenses you could have them dropped off at your nearest optician or something... i think... who can then give you the full 80hour blahblah on why contacts are dangerous (which they are). Or disregard that completely and just import them from abroad, though you dont have any safeguards then.

Yeah...I'd rather shell out the extra money and get professional advice, instructions, and precautions than kick myself for the rest of my life because I messed up my vision just to save a few bucks.

I'll definitely have to consider these kinds of things now for any future cosplays...

[Icachan]

Cosplay contacts are so much fun~ I have a pair of red ones for a Hellsing cosplay that I never went through with...much fun.

I'm nearsighted, but I buy non-prescription colored contacts and then use glasses on top for whenever I need to see more than just where I'm going. Much cheaper and less risk of eyestrain. I've been wearing contacts on and off since I was eleven, and never got the "contacts are dangerous!" talk...hm, weird.
As long as you're supercareful with washing and storing the contacts as well as getting used to having them in, I think it won't be much of a problem.

[Hysteric Polaris]

I have perfect vision which unfortunately means it's going to be a royal pain in the ass to get those sclerals. Does anyone know if it's even possible for a person in the US to get a prescription for contacts if they don't "technically" need them?

You just...won't need a prescription is all. ^^"""

You'll actually have it easier because most places I called ONLY did nonprescription costume contacts. Call up any optometry place and I'm sure they'd be more than happy to help. There's also online purchasing.

[Meggiemaccat]

Yeah, for one's that change your eye color or are otherwise decorative, you don't need a prescription, though the person who sells them to you still needs to work in the field if you live in the U.S. Despite decorative contacts not serving as visual-correction tools, they're still legally considered a medical device, which I'm guessing is why you're confused.

[Feniiku]

Those contact lenses are so cool, I was looking to get some for my own cosplays etc, but I'm sure I'd muck up using them somehow. So I'm sticking with my regular, boring, grey eyes! XD

I may have to keep this in mind if I do think about using lenses etc at some point, so thanks for pointing them out XD

[Kaibib Angel]

I need to get my mitts on a pair of those! Dx