Links

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

Government Websites

Contact Lens Information:

• FDA Letter to Firms with Marketing Clearance for No-rub Multipurpose Contact Lens Solutions
• FDA/AAO/AAO/AOA/CLAO Workshop: Microbiological Testing for Contact Lens Care Products, January 22-23, 2009
• Guidance for Industry, FDA Staff, Eye Care Professionals, and Consumers - Decorative, Non-corrective Contact Lenses
• FDA Reminds Consumers of Serious Risks of Using Decorative Contact Lenses without Consulting Eye Care Professional
• Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Color Additive Petition for Color Additives Used in or on Contact Lenses
  
• FTC Consumer Alert: The Eyes Have It – Get Your Prescription
  Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  http://www2.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt143.shtm
• FTC Facts for Business: The Contact Lens Rule: a Guide for Prescribers and Sellers
  Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/health/bus62.shtm
• Warnings on Decorative Contact Lenses
  FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
  http://www.fda.gov/FDAgov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm134054.htm
• Information on contact lenses
  NIH National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Information on Eye Wear
  MedlinePlus Health Information
  

Alternatives to Contact Lenses:

• Information on LASIK Eye Surgery
• Information on Phakic Intraocular Lenses

Reporting Problems:

To report a problem with contact lenses, go to:

• FDA MedWatch Reporting Program

To file a complaint about prescribing practices, go to:

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Complaint Form
  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/

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

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Optometry
• American Optometric Association
• Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
• CLAO - Contact Lens Doctors
• Contact Lens Manufacturers Association – GP Contact Lenses