?Ever think about changing your eye color to emerald green or a smoky grey? Or maybe you’d like to try out some cat-eyes contacts as a dramatic costume accessory. Cosmetic contacts can add that fun and pizazz without correcting your vision. But to buy any contacts, even the cosmetic ones, you need a prescription. In fact, the FTC has just settled its charges against Jokeshop USA, LLC for violating the law when they didn’t get or validate customers’ prescriptions.
What’s the big deal about prescriptions for cosmetic contacts? If your lenses don’t fit correctly, or if you don’t use and care for them properly, you can run into problems like conjunctivitis (pink eye), scratches and sores on your cornea, or even blindness. If you’re in the market for contacts of any kind, see an eye care professional for an eye exam and prescription. Your eye care provider must give you a copy of your prescription, whether or not you ask for it. Keep a copy of your prescription convenient — and keep it current so it’s ready when you are. Then, just like the millions of Americans who wear glasses or contact lenses to correct their vision, you can take it and your business to any other provider — an optometrist, ophthalmologist, dispensing optician, or seller, such as a specialty shop, large wholesale store, or online retailer. You can send the seller your prescription to speed up the order. The seller just needs to verify the prescription with your eye care provider.
If you want to get your Star Wars on with those special effects peepers, take your business to a seller that pays attention to your prescription. Read Avoiding an Eyesore to learn more.
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