Apr 23 2010
Is it bad for your eyes to get no prescription contacts without getting your eyes sized?
just curious, I see a lot of fashion stores selling "generic" color contacts(no prescription/magnification whatever) is it bad for your eyes to wear these color contacts? i know everyone’s eye shape is different so just curious how would that work?
nope they don’t charge a "fitting fee" they’re in a stand and they come in little boxes lol… i’ve had my eyes fitted for color contacts before so that’s why i was suspicious of getting color contacts without getting fitted for them.
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/decorativecontacts102207.html
read this from consumer reports. If they are in the US, what they are doing is illegal.
on 23 Apr 2010 at 10:15 pm
Very bad. Everyone needs a prescription and in most states it’s illegal to sell even fashion contacts without an Rx, you can really do harm to your eyes.
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I work for an ophthalmologist
on 23 Apr 2010 at 10:28 pm
I’m pretty sure they have to still charge a "fitting" fee, which amounts to the same thing. Part of that is also teaching you the importance of cleanliness to avoid infection.
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on 23 Apr 2010 at 10:43 pm
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/decorativecontacts102207.html
read this from consumer reports. If they are in the US, what they are doing is illegal.
References :
I am an optician and a contact lens wearer. O^O