Halloween is a great time of year for adults and children alike to dress up in costumes and celebrate with neighbors and friends. However, if you are considering adding colored contact lenses to your costume, you may want to use caution before making your purchase. Without a proper prescription, over-the-counter colored contact lenses can cause eye infections, or, in some cases, serious eye damage.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology suggests you only wear colored contact lenses if you have obtained a prescription from your ophthalmologist and if the contact lenses are FDA-approved.

Talk to your ophthalmologist at Scottsdale Eye Physicians & Surgeons to learn more about safe colored contact lens options, or click here to view a public service announcement about the dangers associated with over-the-counter colored contact lenses.