This Halloween has seen the new upcoming craze of coloured
and patterned contact lenses. With everything from bright red, to zebra print,
these new items have become a must for people around the world dressing up for Halloween.
But Experts have issued a warning that zero powered lenses, that are readily
available in fancy dress shops, can even cause blindness.
These contact lenses
are put in by the person wearing them, just the same as normal contact lenses.
However opticians and doctors have warned that only prescription lenses should
be worn ahead of the festive period.
One wearer of the contacts told the Daily Star that she
nearly went blind one 21-year-old wearer told Daily Star that she nearly lost
her vision. She said: “It was horrible. I bought the lenses on eBay and didn't
think about their safety as loads of my friends have used them." She then
added “"As soon as
I put them in I felt like my eyes were being scraped. I didn't know what I was
feeling but I knew my eyes were being damaged".
Doctors and opticians have noticed an increasing number
of acute eye care presentations where members of the public are not aware of
the dangers of using these lenses without following proper advice. Using these
contacts can lead to eye infections as severe as lasting up to 4 months, damage
the cornea or in the very worst case, blindness.
This article is extremely relatable
to many people around this time of the year because they have been such a
popular item of clothing so many will not have been aware of the risks of these
before this article was released, and the use of the word ‘blindness’ is enough
to scare and make anyone realise just how dangerous these contact lenses can
be.
Read the article here: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/
Well done, this was a very good detailed post which gave an insight into the problems with using eye lenses without expert advice, you also voiced your opinion at the end which was important.
ReplyDeleteI found your article extremely important and relevant to the festive season, i was able to understand the dangers that lurked behind using this item despite the excitement behind the events taking place. I found your article understandable and you made good use of visual evidence. As an additional tweak to your article i feel maybe you could include a personal opinion to show your own views about this story. Above all it was well presented.
ReplyDeleteWell done.