Decorative Contact Lenses: What Teens and Parents Need to Know

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Patient Education| 2021 Decorative Contact Lenses: What Teens and Parents Need to Know Connected Content Translation: Lentes de contacto decorativas: Lo que deben saber adolescentes y padres: (Decorative Contact Lenses: What Teens and Parents Need to Know) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Decorative Contact Lenses: What Teens and Parents Need to Know. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document606 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Topics: contact lenses, eye Read more from the American Academy of Pediatrics about how to protect your eyes from harm. Decorative contact lenses are considered medical devices. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees their safety and effectiveness, just like regular contact lenses. Though they only change the look of your eyes and do not correct your vision, an exam, a prescription, and proper lens care are important. Decorative contact lenses are sometimes called Fashion contact lensesHalloween contact lensesColor contact lensesCosmetic contact lensesTheatrical contact lenses Wearing decorative contact lenses can be risky, just like the contact lenses that correct your vision. The risks of not using contact lenses correctly include A cut or scratch on the top layer of your eyeball (corneal abrasion)Allergic reactions like itchy, watery red eyesDecreased visionInfectionBlindness Also, if you are wearing... Copyright © 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.