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A 29-year-old male asked:

my right eye is blind and its color (blue) makes me shy as people are always staring. what kind of contact lens do i need to match with the other eye?

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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered

Ophthalmology 52 years experience

Several options: You can get ordinary color contact lenses which might match the normal eye. If that does not work, then there are custom lenses which can be an almost exact match. As a last resort a scleral shell can be created by an ocularist if there is room for it.

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