Report Adverse Effects of Decorative CLs to FDA

With a growing number of websites and small retailers continuing to illegally offer decorative, non-corrective contact lenses for sale without prescription, optometrists should be diligent in reporting all adverse events associated with such lenses to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, according to the AOA Advocacy Group. Information may be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch program by phone at 800-FDA-1088, by fax at 800-FDA-0178, online at www.fda.gov/medwatch, or by mail to 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787. Read more.

Use FDA's MedWatch

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued safety alerts about a number of products, including a potentially contaminated nasal spray, contact lenses that may cause eye injuries, and an unapproved drug sold as a testosterone booster. These and other alerts were prompted by reports FDA received from health care professionals and the public through the agency's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program. To report a problem as a health care professional, go to http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm.