As if the outrageous get-ups Lady Gaga sports aren t enough to cause innocent eyes to wish for impairment, a new, dangerous eyewear trend has been popularized by her video for Bad Romance. In the video, she s seen in clips with enormous, Anime-esque eyes that are certain to make any viewer do a double take. The funky (and downright freaky) look is a visual effect created by Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), and it would be impossible to capture in real life. There is, however, a store-bought next-best-thing available and teens and young adults are going for it without completely weighing the possible consequences.Circle contact lenses have entered the eyewear scene and are becoming increasingly popular amongst young ladies who crave the exaggerated, cartoonish look. By covering part of the whites of your eye, the lenses create the illusion that the iris is much larger than normal. ...
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