Plano Contact Lens Warning Indicates Regulation As Devices, Not Cosmetics
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
An FDA warning on the potential health risks of non-corrective (plano), decorative contact lenses signals that the products are unlikely to be regulated as cosmetics, as at least one manufacturer had hoped
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