Sometimes it’s easy to forget you’re even wearing contact lenses, and that’s kind of the point. Unlike eyeglasses, contact lenses are invisible, weightless and out of your way. However, contact lenses ...

Iowans who wear cosmetic contact lenses for their Halloween costumes could be risking blindness if those lenses haven’t been checked over by a professional. Various websites and theatrical shops offer ...

CHICAGOCHICAGO — More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first ...

PITTSBURGH (CBS) -- Forty-million Americans wear contact lenses. In the not so distant future, contacts may do a lot more than just help you see. What if the lenses could look inside of you to ...

More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national ...

Nearly two months after problems were first announced, contact lens giant CooperVision Inc. and federal health regulators have amped up public warnings about nearly 780,000 recalled contact lenses, ...

SAN DIEGO, July 2 (UPI) -- U.S. and European scientists says they have created contact lenses that, when paired with special eyeglasses, give telescopic vision to those who wear them. The combination ...

If your Halloween costume includes contact lenses to give your eyes the scary look of a werewolf or vampire, you may want to consider the dangers, especially if you don’t get them from a doctor. The ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Contact lenses that give you the eyes of a tiger, zombie or vampire can add that extra scary touch to your Halloween costume, but ...