Optometrist warns against wearing coloured contact lenses this Halloween

Wearing cosmetic contact lenses this Halloween could cause blindness.

That’s according to Optometry Ireland, who are urging people not to purchase the party lenses online.

They say the lenses can create a major risk, as they are not prescribed or fitted by a registered practitioner.

Liz Grennan, Optometry Ireland President, says they don’t know what kind of dye’s are in the online lenses:

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