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The scariest part of Halloween may be costume contact lenses, an eye doctor says

  • Written by Phillip Yuhas, Assistant Professor of Optometry, The Ohio State University
Contact lenses as a prop for your Halloween costume may look good, but they have scary risks.marinafrost/Shutterstock.com

Your appearance won’t be the only frightening thing about wearing costume contact lenses this Halloween. Your eyes might look like a lizard’s for an evening, but the risk of permanent vision loss may not be worth the...

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