= Contact lenses for cosplay = <> == Why? == Because your character is badass and has red/gold/green eyes, and your eyes are neither red nor gold nor green :( == Procedure == In Australia [[http://www.opsmdirect.com.au/contactus.html#q2| you need a prescription to get contacts]]. 1. Visit your optometrist, they need to check that contacts are suitable for your eyes (ie. won't make you blind for some reason). This is largely a formality. 1. The optometrist produces a prescription. This roughly says that you're okay to get contacts, and also how messed up your eyes are if you're [[WikiPedia:Myopia|myopic]]/[[WikiPedia:Hyperopia|hyperopic]]/[[WikiPedia:Astigmatism_(eye)|astigmatic]] 1. Get a copy of the prescription from your optometrist 1. Most people get contacts from their optometrist, that's not a bad time to ask about proper care and usage of lenses, maybe ask for a trial pack of something 1. Now that you've got the prescription, you're also free to get your lenses from wherever else too == Good things to know == * The optometrist visit is covered by medicare * It presumably has a nominal dollar-value, but you can't get it by paying for it, it's just covered * Getting contacts online is usually cheaper, but there's roughly a 4x incidence of infection in people who do * Citation needed for the 4x figure * This doesn't say anything about the absolute risk of infection (ie. 1-in-4million to 1-in-1million is kinda no big deal) * This infection risk is mostly due to poor hygiene and not having been instructed properly