Animal Contacts

Animal eyes read as non-human for one reason above all: the pupil shape. A round human pupil says "person"; a vertical slit says predator. That single change carries more of a look than any colour swap can.

The four families here. Wolf and canine — amber to red-brown irises with a hard outer rim, round pupil, the stare rather than the shape. Cat and reptile slits — a vertical pupil in green, blue, yellow, red or silver. Snake and scale — texture radiating from the iris edge, strongest in photos taken close. Leopard and big cat — broken flecks over a warm base, the most wearable of the four in daylight.

On dark brown eyes. All of these use opaque print layers rather than tints, so the pattern sits on top of your natural colour. Brown eyes are the easiest base for slit designs — the black slit against a coloured iris keeps maximum contrast.

Can you see through them? Yes. Slits and scales are printed, not cut; the centre of every lens keeps a clear optical zone. Peripheral vision is softer than with a clear lens, so avoid night driving.

Prescription. Where a design offers powers the range runs to −8.00 — check the Power dropdown. With astigmatism, our power calculator converts your prescription to the closest stocked power.