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High Rate of ER Visits Linked to Contact Lenses
From EyeWorld Weekly
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration study has “brought to light the alarming rate of emergency room visits linked to contact lens injuries such as infections and abrasions,” the American Academy of Ophthalmology stated. The study (which is published in Pediatrics) reviewed medical records from ER departments at 100 hospitals between 2004 and 2005 and estimated that nearly 34,000 (or 23%) cases a year were due to contact lens injury in children and teens. The majority of these contact lens injuries occurred among teenagers between the ages of 16 and 21 years, followed by children between the ages of 11 and 15 years, AAO said. The findings support AAO’s long-standing position that contact lenses are medical devices that require a prescription, proper fitting by an eye care professional, and a commitment to proper care by the consumer. The Pediatrics study does not document whether the contact lens injuries were acquired through lenses obtained by a prescription from an eye care professional or illegally through over-the-counter or internet sales (as many decorative lenses are).
