Colored contacts are trending in 2020 like never before. From social media influencers to celebrities, entrepreneurs and stars around the world proudly endorse the trend. Unlike to when the trend rose to fame early 2000s, colored contacts are now worn to subtly accentuate one’s own features rather than just enhancing the size of the eyes. 

Unfortunately, data gathered from eye care officials report dozens of eye injuries linked with the wrong use of colored contacts. This raises the question if it is illegal to buy and wear colored contacts. FDA warns against wearing unregulated colored contacts as it may lead to infections, corneal abrasions and even making you go blind. 

Rest assured, it is not illegal to buy colored contact lenses online. It lies on the complete discretion of the customer.

Today colored lenses are ubiquitous. It is not possible to keep a check and balance on every retailer hence it is completely on customer discretion, from which source he chooses to buy. You will be surprised to know that contact lenses are not ordinary accessories but medical devices. The prosthetic soft plastic discs change your eye color while primarily correcting your vision.

As per studies, there is no comprehensive data available that proves that colored lenses can make anyone go blind. Usually; it is customer’s negligence, improper hygiene and ignorance towards the appropriate usage of contact lenses that lead to serious contact lens related injuries.

AOA warns against buying colored contacts from novelty shops, flea market & beauty salons. The counterfeit versions carry risk. They may bleed dye into your eyes, harbor bacteria, obstruct vision and can even cause scarring. You can buy colored contact lenses from a reputable online seller, licensed retailer like Costco & Walmart or from your eye doctor. Don’t fall prey for the cheaper versions. The risks are not worth it.

In United States FDA require patients to present a prescription when buying contact lenses even for cosmetic purposes. Prescription is mandatory because an eye doctor goes through a series of tests in order to provide you a prescription for colored contacts. A comprehensive eye test does not include only testing your vision but also test your tear chemistry, diabetes, eye pressure etc to conclude whether or not your eyes can tolerate colored lenses. He also lessons you on how to wear and take off contacts including a set of multiple other things, you will be needing when you wear contacts as a primary mode of vision correction or color change effect.

Coming back to the actual question, it is certainly not illegal to buy colored contacts online as long as you are buying from a reputable seller. UNIQSO culls its supply from Korea where the pigments and the materials used in manufacturing are approved from KFDA, CE and ISO.