The Judgement On Colored Toric Contact Lenses

on March 10, 2022

For years, mortals with astigmatism have been asking the same questions: Are toric colored contacts available? How do I buy colored toric contacts?
The answers? Yes. They’re available in some of the prescriptions. And you just need a prescription for them to buy them. Allow us to elaborate.

Are colored torics available ?

That's a great question. For quite some time, toric colored contacts weren’t available. It was sort of darkness for people with astigmatism who wanted to wear colored lenses. The only option was to ignore their cylindrical power and adjust it with spherical power resulting in poor vision that was harmful to them in the long term. But the ray of hope soon came in and then came the light.

That's great ! Tell me more about them

For some prescriptions, colored torics can be ordered. they’re available now for a few powers. A manufacturer called O2 Max has ushered in what we hope is a colored-toric-contacts renaissance. O2 Max's yearly lenses come in hazel, brown and gray. They have a beautiful, natural look.

Why the limitation?


Sadly, the complexity of toric lenses makes it difficult and expensive to manufacture colored toric contacts. Prescriptions for astigmatism have many more correction combinations than non-toric prescriptions. These results in total combinations for powers upto -2.75 cylinder to be more than 2700. Thus manufacturing and maintaining a power range for such a niche product is extremely time consuming and expensive.

How do I order them?

We can help! We wrote this whole blog post about how to get colored contacts. Basically, you’ll want to ask your eye care professional for a prescription for colored toric contacts. If you’re able to get one, you can chat with us online and we’ll get your order placed. And don’t hesitate to reach out in the meantime with any other questions about colored toric contacts.