About Circle Contact Lens

Circle Contact Lens, also commonly known as big eye Circle Contact Lens, is a special contact lens that when placed in the eye, it makes the iris appear larger in size; this product was originally invented in South Korea. Such contact lenses are generally used among females and sometimes males for giving a more beautiful appearance to the eyes. They are used to create the Ulzzang look, which is characterized by large eyes, small noses and fair skin.

As of 2009, Circle Contact Lenses are almost nearly exclusively used in East Asian nations such as South Korea, Japan, and Hong kong and at the present time are not well-known to the general populace in other nations. Circle Contact lenses were originally used solely by Korean celebrities before sold as a product available to the general population in East Asian nations. Now, they are also commonly used by other East Asian celebrities such as Angela Chang and Ayumi Hamasaki who are known for their wide-eyed doll-like image. Taiwanese singer and actress Cyndi Wang is known to wear contact lenses that give the iris a bright brimming look, a look advertised to reflect the "pure hearted girl" behind the eyes. Currently this product is not yet sold in store shelves in western nations and can only be purchased online. Due to recent endorsements by celebrities, the circle contact lenses are rising in popularity on Asian internet forums and shopper's blogs dedicated to beauty and cosmetics.

However, along with this popularity, issues concerning the quality of these lenses have risen as well. Currently, there are still companies selling circle contact lenses without bearing the stamp of approval from health services. Circle contacts have the color covering a majority of the contact, causing the color to go beyond the iris and manipulating the ratio between the iris and the eye, thus, the appearance of a larger iris. It comes in a variety of colors, and effects. The diameter of the lens is on average 14 mm (more than 2 mm longer than the average iris diameter). The lenses themselves range from natural-looking colors to special effects. GEO's "Trend lenses series" offers stars, butterflies, and hearts patterns to complete a "kawaii" look, while the "Anime lenses series" caters to cosplayers and other anime fans.

Common brands are GEO, Dueba, Bescon, Neo.