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Change your eye color with contact lenses.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| November 01, 2002 | Shideler, Karen | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Feeling a little blue today?

So angry you're seeing red?

Maybe you're green with envy.

Go ahead, let the world know. Just pop in contact lenses of the appropriate color.

But is it a good idea to use contacts to change your eye color as often as your mood?

That depends, says Cheryl McGuire, an optometrist at Grene Vision Group in Wichita, Kan.

"Anything you place on your eye can cause health problems," she says.

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