Article: Black-Market Contact Lenses Serious Risk to Eye Health.

Article: Costume Contact Lenses Can Mean More Tricks ...
PR Newswire;  October 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... supplying special effect or "costume" contact lenses to actors for movies and ... Most people wear their costume contact lenses on special occasions, such ... clear contact lenses with costume contact lenses, testing for visual acuity ...

Article: Buyers Beware of Illegal Costume Contact ...
PR Newswire;  September 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... when it comes to illegal costume contact lenses, warns the American Academy ... M.D. Association. "Costume contact lenses can be a whole lot of fun ... lead to vision loss." Costume contact lenses are available through licensed ...

Article: American Academy of Ophthalmology Warns About Problems Associated ...
PR Newswire;  June 25, 1998 ;     691 words ... ... today warned wearers of costume contact lenses about the danger of spreading eye diseases through sharing contact lenses and the visual impairment ... important for young wearers of costume contact lenses to not share lenses because ...

Article: Vision Source: Misuse of Popular Costume Contact ...
PR Newswire;  October 29, 1998 ;     655 words ... ... dangers of mis-using popular costume contact lenses. The novelty lenses, such as ... precautionary advice: 1) As with any contact lenses, use only as prescribed by your physician. All contact lenses are medical devices. Your lenses ...

Article: Use Novelty Contact Lenses With Caution, Local ...
PR Newswire;  October 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... the growing popularity of costume contact lenses has many local optometric ... these lenses don't need contact lenses for vision, and purchase ... precautionary advice: 1) As with any contact lenses, use only as prescribed by ...

Article: Protect Your Eyes from Spooky Contact Lenses and ...
Business Wire;  October 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Bloodshot," or other costume contact lenses available online and at some ... decorative lenses, like all contact lenses, are medical devices and ... Carry flashlights. --Avoid costume contact lenses unless they have been prescribed ...

Contact Lenses.(Eye Advisor 2002.1)
Clinical Reference Systems;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...What are contact lenses? Contact lenses are small, curved pieces of plastic shaped to fit your eyes ... vision problems, such as nearsightedness or farsightedness. Contact lenses float on the tear film in front of the cornea (the clear ...