With Halloween about two weeks away, people are getting prepared putting together the most detailed costumes, much different than when I was a kid, I might add. While they are transforming themselves into goblins and ghouls using all manner of costume, one item needs to be looked at with some caution–that’s novelty contact lenses.
There are some definite health risks associated with the use of novelty contacts and the damage they can do to the eye.
Assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Christina Weng, MD, MBA joins me to discuss novelty contacts and the risks involved.
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