Latest Warning on Costume and
Tinted Contact Lenses

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is warning wearers of costume and tinted contact lenses that they should be properly fitted and instructed on how to clean and care for them. The ability of changes your look through costume and tinted contact lenses has become very popular. But without proper hygenic care they can cause serious damage to your cornea.

Many ophthalmologists are reporting patients who have purchased costume lenses from beachwear stores and have been unaware of the care that they require. Complications include bacterial infections, corneal abrasions, corneal ulcers, and allergic reactions.

Other patients have encountered problems by swimming in their contact lenses, getting sand on them, or exchanging them with one another.
"Ill-fitting lenses can result in permanent damage to the cornea, and even vision loss," said Terrence P. O'Brien, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology and director of ocular infectious diseases at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. "Contact lenses are medical devices that require specific shape parameters for proper fit."

Additional problem is the recent trend to share and exchange costume contact lenses. This is particular true among teenagers. Contact lenses have the potential of passing harmful bacteria and should never be worn by more then one person.

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