As Halloween approaches, the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has warned about the dangers of novelty contact lenses. In recent years, novelty contact lenses have become a key component to thousands of party-goers’ costumes, with sales escalating around Halloween.
President of the BCLA, optometrist Brian Tompkins, warned: “By sharing coloured contact lenses, young people are playing Russian roulette with their eye health and putting their sight at risk.”
Cosmetic coloured lenses are a medical device and should only be prescribed and purchased from an eye care professional. Cosmetic lenses found in fashion retail outlets, market stalls and from unregistered online sellers are distributed on a ‘one size fits all’ basis.
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