Decorative tinted contact lenses are popular on Halloween, but a U.S. optometrist warns improper use without a prescription could cause eye damage.
Peter Russo, director of the Contact Lens Program at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago, said non-prescription Halloween contacts that come in such colors as white zombie, red vampire and “sexy sapphire” are sold illegally in beauty shops, costume stores and over the Internet.
“Contact lenses should never be worn without a prescription from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist,” Russo said in the statement. “In fact, it is against the law to sell decorative contact lenses without a prescription.”