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Links

This page contains a listing of links and other references that provide additional information related to contact lenses.

Government Websites

Contact Lens Information:

• Guidance for Industry, FDA Staff, Eye Care Professionals, and Consumers - Decorative, Non-corrective Contact Lenses
  http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/comp/guidance/1613.html
   
• FDA Reminds Consumers of Serious Risks of Using Decorative Contact Lenses without Consulting Eye Care Professional
  http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01499.html
   
• Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Color Additive Petition for Color Additives Used in or on Contact Lenses
  http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/colguid.html
   
• Index of FDA CONSUMER articles on contact lenses
  FDA Consumer Magazine
  http://google.fda.gov/search?client=FDA&site=FDA&output=xml_no_dtd
  &oe=&lr=&proxystylesheet=FDA&restrict=fda_consumer&q=contact+lens&sa=Go

• FTC Consumer Alert: The Eyes Have It – Get Your Prescription
  Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/contactalrt.htm

• FTC Facts for Business: The Contact Lens Rule: a Guide for Prescribers and Sellers
  Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/contact.htm

• Warnings on Decorative Contact Lenses
  FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
  http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-eye.html

• Information on contact lenses
  NIH National Eye Institute (NEI)
  http://search2.google.cit.nih.gov/search?q=+contact+lenses&site=NEI&client=NEI_frontend
  &proxystylesheet=NEI_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&filter=0&getfields=*&btnG.x=30
  &btnG.y=12

• Information on Eye Wear
  MedlinePlus Health Information
  http://search.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/query?FUNCTION=search&PARAMETER=contact
  +lenses&DISAMBIGUATION=true&SERVER1=server1&SERVER2=server2&START=0
  &END=25&MAX=500&ASPECT=1

Alternatives to Contact Lenses:

• Information on LASIK Eye Surgery
  http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/lasik/

• Information on Phakic Intraocular Lenses
  http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/phakic/

Reporting Problems:

To report a problem with contact lenses, go to:

• FDA MedWatch Reporting Program
  http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/problem.html

To file a complaint about prescribing practices, go to:

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Complaint Form
  http://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01

Links to non-Government websites are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by FDA or the Federal Government. FDA is not responsible for the content of the Web pages at these links.

Non-Government Websites

• Contact Lens Council
  http://www.mycontactlenses.org/

• American Academy of Ophthalmology – Eye Health Topics
  http://www.aao.org/aao/public/eyehealthtopics.cfm

• American Academy of Optometry – Position Papers on Contact Lenses
  http://www.aaopt.org/section/cl/position/index.asp

• American Optometric Association – Contact Lenses
  http://www.aoa.org/x765.xml

• Contact Lens Manufacturers Association – GP Contact Lenses
  http://www.contactlenses.org

Updated July 31, 2007