Beware if You Are Using Special Effects Contacts

We’ve met a lot of people over the years who wear vampire red, wolf yellow, or other contacts at Twilight conventions and events. A TV station in Washington has done a story on how this practice may be risky depending where the contacts were obtained and how long you keep them in.

According to KOMO news:

“But buying cosmetic contacts over the counter without a doctor’s prescription can turn pretty-colored eyes – or an intentionally creepy new costume-look – into a dangerous and painful nightmare. Dr. Aaron Weingeist says they can cause “ulcerations, infections, and perforations of the eye.”

Morris-Hardin sighs.

“I’m lucky I’m not blind,” she said. She says her first sign of a problem was sudden agonizing pain. “Burning — intense, very intense. It made me cry, and I’m not a crier.”

Weingeist diagnosed Morris-Hardin with abrasions – tiny cuts – on her corneas. When she bought her contacts over the counter, she says no one warned her of possible injuries.

“Shocked me, I had no idea,” she said.

“It’s really a crapshoot if you buy a lens over the counter,” Weingeist said. “