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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:48 |
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The South Dakota Legislature has given final
approval to a measure banning the sale of contact lenses without a
prescription.
South Dakota optometrists proposed the bill. They say some
people have developed eye infections and other serious problems
after buying nonprescription contact lenses in convenience stores
or novelty shops.
People buy such lenses mostly to change the color of their eyes.
But optometrists say contact lenses should only be worn by people
who have obtained prescriptions from eye doctors who make sure the
lenses fit properly, make the right vision correction and are not
causing any problems.
The Senate on Wednesday agreed with a change the House had made
in the bill. The measure will become law if signed by Gov. Mike
Rounds.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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