Remember the villain from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movie “Last Action Hero”? Do you remember his eyes? In almost every scene, he wore different and wild contact lenses. There are many examples in the entertainment industry of how makeup and special effects departments are working together to create incredible looks.
Some other examples of actors or animators using contact lenses to create wild eyes are Michael Jackson in his epic music video for “Thriller.” Haley Barry, who plays Storm in the X-Men movies, wears white contact lenses when her character controls the weather. Many actors in the Star Wars movies wore contact lenses, including Darth Maul and the Emperor. The same can be said for many extras in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In movies, when someone is portrayed as abused and their eyes are bloodshot or damaged, that look is created with contact lenses. It is much easier than editing the film to change the look of the actor. Many actors play blind characters. The cloudy look in his eyes are contact lenses.
Wild lenses are no longer limited to the entertainment industry. Many companies have created hundreds of contact lenses, which they make available to the general public. These lenses are of the same quality as normal lenses. They can be made to correct your vision or they can be ordered without any additional power.
Remember that all contact lenses can only be purchased with a prescription. Once you’ve been examined by an optometrist, you can purchase these contact lenses through your doctor’s office, or you can purchase them yourself through catalogs or online. There are dozens of sites offering discounted rates on hundreds of styles.
The options are too many to list them all. Some of the types of wild contact lenses that you can buy are the eyes of animals such as cats, reptiles, and wolves. Another category is based on horror or science fiction. You can have alien eyes or zombie or vampire eyes. Some are meant to look very grotesque, like having the gaping mouth of a shark with teeth in your eye or black glasses that give the impression that you don’t have an eyeball. There are also many quirky lenses. For example, there are ladybugs, flowers, peace signs, hearts, and even computer circuits.
Wild contact lenses can be a great way to show off your personality. Next time you’re online, browse all the different types of contact lenses and let yourself go!