Prescription colored contacts correct your vision and change your eye color; non-prescription (plano) colored contacts only change your color. The twist? Both types require a valid prescription in the United States, even though “non-prescription” is the everyday term for zero-power lenses. Here is the difference, who should pick which, and how to order.
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Yes. Although they are called non-prescription, plano (0.00) colored contacts are contact lenses, and U.S. regulations require a valid prescription for all contact lenses. We verify every order, plano or powered, before shipping.
0.00 is plano — zero power. It means the lens is optically neutral and will not correct your vision; it only changes your eye color. It is the right choice when you do not need vision correction.
Yes. Many people who wear glasses buy plano colored lenses for events and special occasions. Just remember you still need a valid contact lens prescription, and the colored lenses will not replace your glasses for seeing clearly.
No — quality is the same. The only difference is the power. A prescription lens adds SPH correction to the same lens design and color pattern. We use the same manufacturing standards for both.
Choose prescription if you want the lenses to correct your vision. Choose plano (0.00) if you only want the color and will use glasses or clear corrective lenses when you need to see. Both need a valid prescription.
