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From: mikep@ism780c.UUCP (Michael A. Petonic)
Newsgroups: sci.med,alt.cyberpunk,misc.misc
Subject: Re: Contact lenses in mirror-finish
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Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 03:42:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 11 03:42:53 1987
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In article <436@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu> hdunne@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu (the big guy with the funny accent) writes:
>In article <7675@reed.UUCP> tim@reed.UUCP (Timothy R. Flanagan) writes-
>}What is it that makes a contact lense a different color?
>}How is it that one can cover up one's natural color with a lighter one?
>}How does this affect one's sight?  (is it like looking through dark
>}	glasses all the time?)
>
>I don't see myself wearing mirror-finish lenses, but if photosensitive lenses
>came out I would get a pair so that I could dispense with sunglasses. If they
>can make photosensitive eyeglasses, I don't see why they can't make
>photosensitive lenses.


As the owner of some opaque contact lenses, I can give a pretty good
description of how they work.  Basically, they're average
extended wear soft contact with coloring on it to make it
look like you have blue, green, aqua, ... eyes.  There are also
patterns on the lenses to make the lenses look real.

The effect, from a distance of 2' or more away, look astoundingly
real.  They don't just change your eye color, but seem to change
your whole face.  Pretty good investment (around $300), but I
got mine as a B-Day gift, so I ain't complaining about the
price.  BTW:  Although the lenses are advertised for around
$80 per lens, don't beleive it.  Right now, with the ``package''
deal that most offer (including exam, lenses, and cleaning kit)
it's around $300.  I had heat treatment before and you can't
use that with colored extended wear (supposedly).

BTW:  I don't think they can make photochromatic contact lenses.
They can't even make photochromatic plastic eyeglass lenses,
they have to be glass.  Can you imagine putting a peice of glass
in your eye???

-MikeP