10/16/2025
Patients using cosmetic (costume, theater, colored, decorative) lenses from stores or websites without eye care professional supervision or prescriptions have experienced adverse events and complications, including vision loss and serious infections. Doctors, patients, and consumers should be aware that there is a federal statute stating that a contact lens seller cannot provide contact lenses to its customers without a valid prescription.
See the revised joint statement from the American Academy of Optometry and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretary for Quality of Care here: https://bit.ly/3Tl73BX
