Warning For Consumers: Popular Halloween Eye Wear Accessory Can Permanently Damage Eyes (Medical New

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Warning For Consumers: Popular Halloween Eye Wear Accessory Can Permanently Damage Eyes (Medical News Today)

Published: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:15:28 GMT

The American Optometric Association (AOA) is warning consumers about the risks of wearing decorative contact lenses without a prescription. These non-corrective lenses are easily accessible to consumers and are especially popular around Halloween. [click link for full article]

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[Ebeneezer Miller]

FTC Consumer Alert

The FTC has also issued a consumer alert regarding the same concerns.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt026.shtm

More on this issue: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/10/lens.shtm

 

[Dr Paul C O'Donnell]

and yet we still see them... http://www.myhalloweenstore.com/Pages/Contact_Lenses/marilynmansoncl.htm

 

[Bernard P. Lepri]

Please, if you have any experiences with these unfortunate cases, please contact me at:


Bernard.Lepri@FDA.HHS.gov

We are trying to address this issue but we need official reports of adverse events occurring as a result of wearing these lenses.









http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...ontacts_for_Blindness_New_York-124689199.html