Trendy contact lenses can lead to blindness, which is a warning from ophthalmologists.

Dangerous contact lenses images 1 The American Society of Ophthalmology has just released a statement: contact lenses make the eyes bigger to match the modern fashion that girls are interested in and use a thoughtless way to contain a potential danger Museum.

Wearing contact lenses makes the eyes look larger because the crystal disc crosses the border of the iris (black). This became fashionable after pop star Lady Gaga brought it to the concerts in her clips.

In the US, fine art contact lenses (not cures) have been banned since 2005, but so far can be purchased easily on the Internet.

American ophthalmologists have warned consumers about the dangers of the prevailing fashion-based contact lenses. Contact lenses as well as all types of glasses in general, are a medical device, when a doctor must buy a prescription, accompanied by specific instructions for use.

If used indiscriminately, improperly, the eye may become inflamed and hurt. Very small friction can also scratch the cornea, and thereby cause an eye infection.

Source: Yoki.ru