Danger! Cosmetic contact lenses scars an eye in a 14 year old girl.

With all the pressures and hoopla about cosmetics and image, many people are looking to decorate their eyes using cosmetic contact lenses. Sure, contact lenses can be safely worn if appropriately fitted and the patient receives good instruction and followup care. However, now with the internet and through other sales strategies, you can buy contact lenses without prescriptions or appropriate followup care.

Listen to the story of a 14 year old girl who bought her contact lenses from a beauty supply store in New York!

Bottom line, your eyes are way too valuable to take this type of risk. Go to a good eye doctor if you are wanting contact lenses. It’s more than worth the expense.

Click here to see the video.

By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, a Colorado Optometrist in Vision Therapy and Visual Processing