The FDA warns against purchasing costume contact lenses without a prescription from an eye doctor A Washington woman is raising awareness this Halloween after nearly losing her eyesight during her ...

Costume contact lenses may take your Halloween costume to the next level, but they’re riskier than you might think. It’s easy to assume these fashion lenses — which are often an impulse buy — are ...

You want to step it up a notch this Halloween with the spooky ghoulish cosmetic contacts? Optometrists warn what's spookier is the eye infections they can cause. The creepy contacts some people wear ...

Americans might be haunted with scary eye infections long after Halloween if they wear costume contact lenses without a prescription, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The agency ...

Halloween is right around the corner, and your kids are probably busy planning the perfect costume. Of course, they'll need accessories to complete their look: makeup, wigs, fake blood, and maybe even ...

If you are going to wear decorative contact lenses for Halloween, listen to what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has to say. (Photo: Ovsyannikova Yulia / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Halloween is right around the corner. Soon, your kids and their friends will undergo a fall transformation, becoming ghosts, witches, and superheroes. And here’s something you might ...

PHOENIX — The FDA has been keeping tabs on the sale of theatrical or special-effects contacts since 2005. However, sales of these cosmetic lenses continue especially during the Halloween holiday. From ...

For some Halloween enthusiasts, eyes make the the costume, be it cat's eyes or scary alien peepers. But government and medical experts are advising the public not to wear decorative contact lenses ...

Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...

Americans might be haunted with scary eye infections long after Halloween if they wear costume contact lenses without a prescription, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The agency ...