EXPERTS have issued an urgent warning to lovers of the spooky season over a "dangerous" Halloween costume accessory that could cause blindness. Every October, people go to great lengths to create incredible costumes for the eeriest night of the year. 3 Coloured contact lenses can be dangerous for your eyes Credit: Getty - Contributor 3 Many buy them from shops to complete their Halloween costumes Credit: Getty Once they have their outfits, trick-or-treaters start looking for the perfect accessories to finish it off as they anticipate the arrival of fright night.
One of the most popular accessories people get is "fashionable" contact lenses to turn eyes red, purple, white, or even all black. Over 67,000 are searching for " Halloween contact lenses" this month - a 46 per cent increase from last year. But now eye experts are warning that picking up the wrong ones could have dire consequences.
READ MORE IN HEALTH DO NOT EAT Urgent 'avoid' alert on 66 'contaminated' dips, sandwiches and wraps DONOR JOY Thanks for giving me chance to live, says teen cancer survivor as he meets donor Tina Patel, Contact Lens Optician at Feel Good Contacts has revealed how the wrong pair could actually cost you your eyesight. And she has urged everyone to proceed with caution if they want to use coloured contact lenses. While coloured lenses may seem fashionable, they can cause serious issues for your eye health if you don’t take proper precautions Tina Patel Contact Lens Optician at Feel Good Cont.