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FDA probes contact lenses linked to blindness risks
The FDA is examining 14 reported blindness or severe eye injury cases linked by Dr. William Stone of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary to plastic contact lenses. He notes possible acid retention in lens material may irritate eyes, with four to five million Americans wearing lenses.
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Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
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