Morning everyone.....

I'm thinking about getting some novelty contact lenses to wear with a medusa costume. Has anyone had any experience with these....cost?...where to get them?...do you need a Dr. to fit them....are they safe??? etc....etc....

Thanks guys....

You will want to go get ur eyes "measured" to figure out a safe distance across ur pupil.

I have a few pair of them. The cost will depend on a few things like whether you'll need a prescription and style of lens you want.

I have prescription lenses so mine are more expensive and take longer to acquire. I have Banshee, Vampire, Grey Wolf and Incubus. For my Medusa costume I used the Banshee lenses.

Whether you need prescription lenses or not you should go to an eye doctor to get the measurements you'll need for ordering them as TJM808 mentioned. You'll need the diameter and base curve measurements as well as the power if you need a prescription.

These lenses are not meant for all day wear because they do cut off the oxygen to your eyes. If you've never worn contacts before you'll need time to adjust (wearing them for an hour the first day and incrementing the wear length each day).

I've purchased my lenses from Frighteners Entertainment and the cost ranged from $65 to $150 a pair.

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I have a pair and they ran $240 with my prescription and shipping. I got them over five years ago and they are still doing great. Mine are custom "Louis" vampire lenses from FXEyes though. You can get them much cheaper than that.

The above advise about seeing the doctor for a proper fitting is important. Especially if you intend to be at all comfortable in them.

I got a pair of the Red Wolf lenses from Wild Eyes last year thru a friend and I wear prescription lenses. But I wore them over my real lenses for the night of my haunt and for halloween all day and all night and did not have a problem.

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There are pleanty of reputable online dealers for theatrical lenses. Many will state that you need a RX for them to complete your order. In most cases however, that's not the case. (I know; reputable dealer and no RX.) Do some research. I bought a pair of Zombies last year for $129 and had no problem with them. I don't wear contacts, and had never worn them before, but popped them in with no problem. Of course, take proper precautions. Regarding having your eyes measured for curvature, etc., that's all well and good. But most of the non-RX lenses have a generic base curve that fit most eyes. They aren't for daily wear, but will suffice for several hours at a time. The only issue I had was the pupil diameter was a little small for night driving.

I got mine from the UK with no RX. I wore contacts most of my life until I had laser surgery. I asked my Dr. and he said his office sells them and as long as it's for short periods I would be OK. I would say if you get them and they don't feel right take them off immediately. They should not hurt or make you eyes water after the first few seconds. Also be very clean ,lots of hand washing and make sure you buy cleaning solution.

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We got two pair (non prescription) from Bloodline Studios for 60.00 a pair. They have a bunch to chose from you can order a catalog on their site. http://www.bloodlinestudios.com/

Thanks everyone for the info.....wanted to share the great deal I got on mine. I purchased them at Lenscrafters ( in our local Wal Mart) The series is called "Wild Eyes" and they were just over $50 for the pair. They didn't carry much of a selection but the price was very good!!! I am wearing the "cat eyes" in the photos posted.