Plano contact lens warning
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA letters to Yahoo! and eBay are aimed at curtailing online sale of decorative cosmetic contact lenses without involvement of vision professionals, agency reports Oct. 10. FDA also highlights recent warning letter to BWild Inc., and states that "additional inspections are planned." The news release is part of ongoing efforts to educate consumers about the dangers of plano contacts (1"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 13, 2003, p. 21)...
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