HEALTH Halloween costume contact lenses may be scarier than you think Americans might be haunted with terrifying eye infections By Shiv Sudhakar Fox News Published October 28, 2021 5:43pm EDT Video ...

With Halloween only days away, many people are putting the final touches on their costumes. Some include costume contact lenses. A doctor explains why that's scary.

Posted: Oct 28, 2022 / 09:01 AM EDT Updated: Oct 28, 2022 / 09:01 AM EDT (The Conversation) – Your appearance won’t be the only frightening thing about wearing costume contact lenses this ...

Your appearance won’t be the only frightening thing about wearing costume contact lenses this Halloween. Your eyes might look like a lizard’s for an evening, but the risk of permanent vision ...

A 2019 study on teenagers in Texas who regularly wore colored contact lenses found that only 3.9% of respondents purchased their lenses from an eye doctor. Half of the respondents did not have a ...

If you are going to wear decorative contact lenses for Halloween, listen to what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has to say. (Photo: Ovsyannikova Yulia / Barcroft Media via Getty ...

All contact lenses have the potential to cause serious complications in the eye. Contact lens wearers are at a higher risk than nonwearers for eye infections from bacteria, fungi and parasites.

Yuhas advised most contact lenses, however, are generally safe for patients who wear them as directed. Click on this CDC link for tips on proper costume contact lens practices.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 40 million, or about one in six, Americans wear contact lenses. It is difficult to estimate how many revelers wear costume contact ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 40 million, or about one in six, Americans wear contact lenses. It is difficult to estimate how many revelers wear costume contact ...