With costumes appearing earlier this year, it's important to stay informed about Halloween eye safety before shopping.
• Take precautions with Halloween makeup around the eyes. Check the ingredients, as some products may irritate the skin or eyes. Avoid applying products inside the lash line or using glitter near the eyes—craft glitter, especially, may have harmful particles. Glitter can cause eye injuries, lead to infections, or trigger allergic reactions.
• Costume accessories such as wands or swords can be hazardous. Choose short, soft, flexible accessories made of foam to reduce risk.
• Halloween masks. These are always fun but be sure they are well-fitting, so they don’t block vision. Masks can become a hazard because they can cause blocked visual fields or loss of depth perception. trick-or-treaters. In addition to being able to see your best, it’s just as important to stay seen if you go out after dark, especially in costume. Bring a flashlight or glowsticks along to help you see where you are going and stay visible to cars. If possible, wear bright or reflective clothing.
• Contact lenses are medical devices that require a prescription from an eye doctor; in fact, it is illegal for retailers to sell them. Even for cosmetic use. If you do happen to get these contacts illegally. The damage that can be done is sometimes severe and irreversible. They are dangerous; everyone’s eye has a unique shape, and a professional ensures the lenses are the correct size and curvature for your eye.
• Bacterial contamination. Hygiene should be practiced with costume contact lenses, as you would with regular contact lenses. As germs can infect the cornea, the clear front part of the eye, it is often caused by poor contact lens hygiene, leading to serious eye infections.
• Lack of oxygen- A lack of oxygen to the eye from contact lens wear, known as corneal hypoxia, is a common complication that can lead to corneal swelling, blurry vision, and potentially more serious issues like corneal ulcers.
• Inferior materials, plastic, and pigments have lead that can leach into the eyes.
Many of these possible consequences are a scary price to pay just for the best costume.
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