Among quite a few warning stories about Halloween contact lenses, there is a further news item from the US highlighting the illegal sale of contact lenses, this time by petrol (gas) stations in Georgia. It would seem that the State is now investigating the practice as it was picked up by CBS Atlanta. From reading this story http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/15886752/state-investigating-illegal-sale-of-color-contacts-at-gas-stations?clienttype=printable it is clear that there is great ignorance about the dangers posed by lack of contact lens care among both consumers and the business owners supplying these lenses without instruction. There's definitely a call for an education drive, but going by the amount of recent coverage on cosmetic contact lenses, it would appear that authorities in the US are taking the problem quite seriously.
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