Keep an Eye over your Eyes this Halloween: Stop Swapping Circle Lenses

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While it may be the fun idea to swap special effect crazy lenses at Halloween, sharing contacts with friends lead to greater risks of contagious diseases. Body fluids transmit diseases in a flash that puts you at severe risks. Since Halloween contact lenses already need greater care due to them being opaque, swapping them run the risks of unexpected havoc to leave you with horrific consequences for the rest of your life.

Halloween is the most anticipated celebration, where all the witches and wizards claiming to have contacts with the spirit world come into action. It is mischievous to impersonate yourself into spooky Halloween’s symbolic icons.  Occasional ghosts, walking skeletons & brain devouring zombies strive to diffuse terror through objects defining the evil spirit of the eve such as by employing carved pumpkins, skulls, bones, fangs etc.  They further take their spooksville ahead by putting their eyes and sight at rise i.e. using second hand contact lenses. Eye doctors warn Halloween enthusiasts to keep an eye over their eyes. Don’t be the part of the horrendous terror by damaging your eyes through contact lens commuting. Crazy lenses that have once been inserted in your eyes will never be safe enough for your friend to enjoy a trial with.

Special effect circle lenses limit your vision. Thy make use of non-transparent tint that completely masks the color of your eyes. Furthermore, they are not available in prescription unless you get them customized. There is no harm imitating your favorite movie character. True, without Noveltylenses you cannot add the “wow” factor- wear them but observe caution. Never get too overwhelmed with trick-o-treats that you end-up becoming a trick to yourself at the end of the day. Contact lenses are personal prosthetic devices even those with cosmetic values should not be shared. 

Would You Wear Second Hand Contact Lenses?

If the sound of wearing second hand underwear disgusts you how can you imagine trying a pair of second hand contact lenses? With the advent of Chinese New Year; several cases of sale on counterfeit and used circle lenses have been observed. Contact lenses themselves are not a threat provided they are FDA approved. Experts opine that bad hygiene practices are more involved in CLIDs than contact lenses themselves.

It is a very common practice by anime enthusiasts to put up their contact lenses for sale at social media after using them once or twice. They expressed that purchasing second hand contact lenses save them money as imitating their characters’ eyes enlivens the entire performance. Some social media icons don’t hesitate to swap their used contact lenses. This situation may lead to alarming results since circle lenses carry potential risks. The rate of transmission is doubled when they are shared.

Social media gurus should help create awareness rather than promoting used contact lenses. Lack of knowledge & explosion of unauthorized & illegal online vendors have created more chaos.  Vision impairment associated solely with cheap & fake versions of circle contact lenses have been very disturbing for people under 22 years. Before you purchase your contact lenses, make sure you have a valid prescription at hand. Buying online is not always a threat if you take into account the credibility of the source.

"Consumers who get an eye infection or go blind will have to live with the consequences for the rest of their lives.So, it is important they understand that cosmetic contact lenses, like contact lenses used to correct vision, can pose serious risks to eye health if they are not used properly", says Nor Azizah Ismail; Secretary MOC.

Wearing second hand or used contact lenses should in all cases be avoided, no matter how urgent the need is. Better be safe than sorry. Only ensure what you insert in your eyes is FDA approved & meeting quality & health standards.

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