{"id":53744,"date":"2018-03-22T01:36:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T01:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=53744"},"modified":"2018-03-22T01:36:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T01:36:28","slug":"pretty-scary-colored-contact-lenses-can-damage-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=53744","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Scary: Colored Contact Lenses Can Damage Your Eyes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts say colored contacts that create vampire or zombie eyes for Halloween can cause damage to the eyes. Make sure you have a prescription before using them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Considering zombie eyes for your Halloween costume this year?<\/p>\n

How about red vampire eyes?<\/p>\n

You can achieve this look by using decorative or costume contact lenses.<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t correct your vision, but can change the color of your eye.<\/p>\n

But experts are warning consumers to be careful this Halloween season and ensure they only purchase contacts from a reputable supplier who requires a prescription.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if it corrects your vision or if you\u2019re wearing it simply for fun, or in this case, to dress up in a costume for Halloween. The lens is a medical device, and in this country, medical devices are regulated by the FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration], meaning that the products have to be inspected and approved before they are imported into this country legally,\u201d Dr. Thomas L. Steinemann, clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, told Healthline.<\/p>\n

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Although novelty contacts may be seen as part of a costume, in the United States they\u2019re not considered a cosmetic. They can\u2019t be sold over the counter without a prescription.<\/p>\n

Beauty parlors, party shops, costume stores, and online retailers that sell contacts without requiring a prescription are breaking the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re buying contacts from street vendors that don\u2019t require a prescription\u2026 that\u2019s illegal and that\u2019s a red flag for the buyer. If somebody is willing to sell you a lens no questions asked, they are basically involving you in an illegal trade and\u2026 it\u2019s probably a pretty good bet that that lens is not approved for legal sale in the U.S.,\u201d Steinemann said.<\/p>\n

The FDA says they\u2019re aware of multiple vendors illegally selling contact lenses in the United States for as little as $20.<\/p>\n

They advise consumers to never buy contacts from street vendors, salons, beauty supply stores, boutiques, flea markets, novelty stores, Halloween stores, record or video stores, convenience stores, beach stores, or internet sites that don\u2019t require a prescription.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no way to know if those breaking the law and selling them without a prescription are selling quality lenses or dangerous junk. Poorly fitting or poorly manufactured lenses may cause scratches to the eye surface, which in itself are very painful,\u201d Dr. Colin McCannel, a professor of clinical ophthalmology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and medical director of the Stein Eye Center, told Healthline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorse yet, once there is a scratch, there is an increased risk of an infection. Corneal infections from contact lenses are very serious problems, and can cause blindness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

 

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