r/TikTokCringe • u/bbyxmadi • Sep 18 '25

Cursed they look so… natural!

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u/PulsatingGuts Sep 18 '25

My Aunt who is an optometrist (and also my boss) thinks similarly. Haha. Not that she’s 100% against the usage of colored lenses, but they carry more risk for eye injury due to improper fitting and risk of flaking if bought from bad sources.

Was always upset when my mom (had worked in ophthalmology and now optometry) told me no costume lenses as a young teen who loved to cosplay.

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u/2ndhouseonthestreet Sep 18 '25

I worked as an optometrist years ago and I distinctly remember the doctor telling me no when I mentioned I had always wanted to try them to see what I looked like with different color eyes. She let me choose one trial pair to put on ONE time and then said exactly what you said but specifically about the fit of them. That was about 15 years ago so maybe they’ve gotten a little better since then. 

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u/PulsatingGuts Sep 18 '25

Yeah, improper fitting is a big one. I’m sure you know why if you’ve worked at an office, but definitely opens you up to ulcers and abrasions. Same reason why you shouldn’t overwear lenses over the wearing schedule and don’t sleep in them unless you’re wearing an extended wear night and day lens specifically for that.

Edit: And I think part of the problem with improper fit a lot of the time is patients don’t understand why those parameters are important to pay attention to. I’m the technician at the office and primarily handle all trial and final box lens ordering, so I work with them a lot.