Vision Health Teenager Goes Partially Blind After Using Halloween Contact Lenses By Sondra Forsyth Rebecca Seawright, Chair of the New York State Assembly’s Consumer Fraud┬áProtection Committee, and health officials, held a press conference┬áon Friday, October 29th 2017 to warn of the hazards and the strong┬ápossibility of permanent eye damage – including blindness – from wearing┬áover-the-counter colored contact lenses that are increasingly popular┬áamong children and teens who want to dress up as zombies, and that are┬ánow on sale on-line and at many retail stores. The hea;th officials made the public┬áaware of the dangerous chemicals used in the lenses. The colored lenses are popular among those wearing zombie and cat┬áoutfits. Over 50,000 people are expected to be dressed as zombies at┬áthis year’s popular Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in New York City. Assemblywoman┬áSeawright and the health officials will warn of dangerous chemicals in┬áthe colored lenses that have led to serious eye damage. In some cases,┬áwearers have been blinded after only briefly using the contact lenses. The┬áofficials detailed the case of a 17-year-old Michigan girl whose lost┬ávision in her left eye after wearing the colored contact lenses for one┬áevening.