Colored Contacts Caused Temporary Vision Loss in an 11-Year-Old

With Halloween unfortunately behind us, we’ll soon have to start returning bits of our costume (or costumes if you’re Kylie Jenner) back to our closet and makeup bag. You can certainly make use of some of your bold beauty choices for year-round wear, but you may want to think twice before incorporating one popular costume element. Colored contacts might seem like an easy way to add a pop of color to your beauty routine, but one 11-year-old has shared how they caused her to experience temporary vision loss.

Yahoo reports. Her mom Julie also explained how Emilie had experienced temporary vision loss.” data-reactid=”24″>After removing the contacts before she went to bed, Emilie woke up the next morning feeling discomfort in her eye. According to her mom, the 11-year-old said her eyes “were burning like fire,” Yahoo reports. Her mom Julie also explained how Emilie had experienced temporary vision loss.

Yahoo reported. Emilie’s eyes have gradually gotten better.” data-reactid=”25″>”For four days we were so scared,” Julie said. “She could not see anything.” Julie made an appointment with a doctor, and they confirmed that the contacts had irritated her corneas, Yahoo reported. Emilie’s eyes have gradually gotten better.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has also spoken out against casual colored lens use, writing, “Non-prescription costume contacts can cut, scratch and infect your eye if they don’t fit exactly right. Mis-sized lenses can cause corneal abrasions, corneal ulcers and potentially blinding painful bacterial infections like keratitis. Costume or theatrical contact lenses also might let less oxygen through to the eye, because the paints and pigments used to add color make the lenses thicker and less breathable.”

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