Toric Contact Lenses: Benefits, Colors & What You Need to Know

Toric contacts are specially made for astigmatism sufferers and feature bottom-heavy lenses designed to hold their position, without shifting, over the abnormal cornea shape. These lenses are available in a range of colors.

Prescription

• A doctor's prescription is required in order to receive any colored contact lenses, even if your vision is normal.

Colors

• Toric lenses come in a variety of colors like blue, gray, yellow, brown, green or purple.

Manufacturers

• There are several manufacturers of toric lenses, including Johnson &Johnson, makers of the Acuvue brand, CIBA Vision and their Durasoft lenses and Bausch &Lomb with their SofLens products.

Benefits

• Colored lenses are easy to find if they are dropped on the floor and when in their storage case because the tint causes them to stand out in the clear solution.

Fun Fact

• Some baseball players use colored toric lenses to enhance their performance. The colored contacts help them better distinguish the position of the ball against the contrast of the sky.