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With Halloween only days away, many parents will be on the hunt for spooky costumes for their children.
However, they are being warned that it is important to make sure they are aware of the dangers of cosmetic lenses, which can be used to create cats eyes or vampire stares and the like.
Kent Ashby, chair of the College of Opticians of British Columbia in Canada, urged people to avoid any outfit that may harm eyes.
"It really is a case of Halloween being fun until someone damages their eyes or loses their sight," he said.
For young people who wear contact lenses regularly,
ortho k lenses could be a great alternative.
The overnight correction lenses remove some of the dangers that can be associated with day wear lenses, such as them falling out or getting grit or other undesirables stuck under them.
For parents of shortsighted children they also provide a way of checking that they are using them correctly - putting them in before they sleep and taking them out when they awake.
If your child is looking for an alternative to day wear lenses this Halloween, check out what
orthokeratology can offer you.
By Carl Clarkson
