Fright for sight

If you weren't aware of the damage wearing counterfeit decorative contact lenses can do to the eye, and you're not squeamish, take a look here:http://www.theindychannel.com/lifestyle/health/disgusting-eye-injuries-caused-by-counterfeit-contact-lenses-under-federal-investigation

With Halloween, there has been a very effective campaign warning consumers in the US of the dangers of buying cosmetic lenses illegally, and it has been picked up in numerous channels of the press, eg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/costume-contact-lenses-dangerous-health_n_4124756.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-lifestyle&ir=UK+Lifestyle.

Now customs officials are working to confiscate counterfeit contact lenses, illegally imported decorative lenses, and lenses unapproved by the FDA. In the UK, though, there is a loophole with these lenses that the British Contact Lens Assiciation is lobbying to change. They want the lenses to be brought under the supervision of a registered practitionerhttp://www.opticianonline.net/Articles/2013/10/25/31768/BCLA+clamps+down+on+plano+lens+%27grey+area%27.htmand they're calling on the regulatory body to take action. The main message for fancy dressers is that it' all  very well trying to look scary for a night or two, but placing your vision at risk in the process is really not worth it.