Whether you want to change what Mother Nature gave you or merely improve on it, colored eye contacts can give your eyes a new look. Because of their widespread appeal, these contact lenses are available either with or without vision correction. So if you'd like a change in your appearance, colored eye contacts can provide a simple answer.

Most contact lenses have at least some color tinting to make it easier to see them when handling. Colored eye contacts have a greater amount of tinting so they can either accent your natural color or change it.

Colored eye contacts that are designed to improve your eye color will only work for light colored eyes. These enhancement lenses produce a subtle effect that wouldn't be noticeable with dark eyes. And although the entire lens is tinted, the tinting is light enough so that it doesn't color what you see.

If you want to change the color of your eyes, opaque colored eye contacts can do the job. Unlike enhancement type lenses, opaque contact lenses are tinted only on the part of the lens that covers your iris. As the name implies, opaque colored lenses aren't transparent, so only the colored part of your eye is affected. The circular center of the lens, over your pupil, is clear so your sight is unobstructed.

Other than the amount of color they have, colored eye contacts are just like uncolored contacts and come in the same varieties. Soft lenses or gas permeable contacts can be colored. You also have the option of getting them as a regular replacement lens or a disposable contact.