Since April, it has banned the sale of unlicensed "US pupils", and formal "US pupils" must have licenses and mechanical names.
City Food and Drug Administration: "US-pupil" only foreign language on the packaging is an illegal product
A few days ago, the State Food and Drug Administration issued a message that decorative colored plain contact lenses (commonly known as "US pupils") are high-risk medical device products and will be included in the third category of medical device supervision. From April 1, unlicensed products will be prohibited from selling. A survey by the reporter found that there are various "US Hitomi" products on the market in Kunming, which can be easily found in the jewelry stores and lattice shops on the street.
The ophthalmologist reminds the public that prolonged wear of the "beautiful pupil" is prone to corneal infection or keratitis. However, in such a large market demand for contact lens products, undocumented "US pupils" undoubtedly buried time bombs for consumers.
Cheap "US Hitomi" most favored
"US-pupil" has become more and more popular in Kunming in recent years, becoming a must-have item for many people who love beauty to pursue fashion. "When I put on my pupil, my eyes become bigger immediately. I feel very fashionable. Many of my classmates are wearing it." Chen Chen, a student at Yunnan University, told reporters, "Although my eyes are not nearsighted, my eyes are not big enough, so I went to the optician to buy a pair of beautiful pupils."
Chen also said: "Because I am afraid to buy an informal product, so I was to buy a regular optical shop. Some classmates are directly to the cultural Lane some jewelry shop, lattice shop to buy. 'US pupil' Can also be purchased online, the price is cheaper, as long as tens of dollars can buy."
Recently, the reporter visited a number of optical shops on 121st Avenue, Dongfeng West Road, and Renmin West Road. They found that each optical shop had sales of the "US-pupil." Prices ranged from tens of yuan to several hundred yuan. Brand from Korea. The "American Hitomi", which is sold at several large-scale optical shops, is mainly famous for its brands such as Johnson & Johnson and Natural Beauty. "We sell the 'US pupil', there are six months throw or one year throw, domestic, imported, all kinds of prices, styles are more complete. According to the West Road, an optical shop clerk introduced, the shop selling the best The 88-year-old half-time type of "US pupil."
In an optical shop on Yiyi Street, the clerk reported to reporters on the three types of “American pupils†imported from South Korea. In the absence of any eye examination or vision measurement for the reporter, the clerk only asked "You have never worn a contact lens before," and immediately handed two glass bottles with lenses to the reporter. The subsequent visit to a number of optical shops, the same situation is not a minority.
The "US pupils" sold in shops are mostly marked in foreign languages.
In Daguan Commercial City, Kundu, Culture Lane, Jianshe Road and other places, a number of jewelry stores, lattice shops are selling "US pupils", the cheaper 50 yuan can be purchased, expensive to two or three hundred dollars. Although there is no obvious publicity for most stores, as long as customers ask for it, the owner will tell you there is a flat light tablet imported from South Korea, and a promotional leaflet filled with “US Hitomi†products will be used to allow customers to select colors. There are many types of colored contact lenses on the picture, in addition to different brands, there are several series under each brand name. According to the owner, these "US pupils" are all flat and can be worn without the need of optometry. There are English, Korean and numbers on the label of the “US Hitomi†bottle that is sold in many jewelry stores and plaid shops. The instructions in the bottle are all in Korean and it is impossible to understand the product name, manufacturer, and other information. When asked by reporters, the shopkeepers promised that they were all imported from Korea and would not have quality problems.
In a jewelry store in Kundu, there are more than a dozen varieties such as the GEO three-color series, the NEO chocolate series, the MIMO British Sweetheart series, and the Dameimu series on the "My Hitomi" brochure. "Different color films, the price is different." The reporter asked the boss to introduce a better quality black "US pupil", the store owner recommended: "Big eyes are better, the price is 130 yuan." But according to According to sources in the industry, Dameimei is a “beautiful pupil†that South Korea exports to Japan. The normal sales price in China should be around 300 yuan, and the price of 130 yuan is a bit low.
Safe purchase "US pupil" has evidence to follow
Recently, the Yunnan Food and Drug Administration issued a notice. In the future, registration applications for decorative colored plain contact lenses will be accepted in accordance with three types of medical devices. Since April 1, this year, no such products have been registered for medical devices and their corresponding production and operation qualification certificates may not be produced or operated.
The reporter consulted the Medical Device Department of the Food and Drug Administration of Kunming on the issue of “how to identify the formality of the products of the US Hitomiâ€. A female staff member said: “First, if there is food in the optical shop, The license issued by the regulatory agency for medical device operators is generally safe for contact lenses sold in licensed stores. Secondly, it is necessary to see whether the product bottle has the approval number of the national food and drug supervision agency's name. There is a qualified optical shop to purchase contact lenses. The general jewelry shop does not qualify for selling and matching contact lenses."
The staff member also said: "If the US pupil's packaging is entirely in foreign languages, then this kind of product is definitely illegal. Because of the products imported through the formal channels, there will be Chinese instructions on the packaging."
It is understood that whether the color contact lenses, whether imported or domestic, must be approved by the State Food and Drug Administration and issued a registration certificate, the outer package must be marked with a series of complete Chinese label. The operation of contact lenses must also have certain basic conditions. For example, at least one technician with primary optometry qualification, a certain area of ​​business operations, and related fitting equipment must be provided.
Doctor: Beware of the risks behind beauty
Dr. Zhang of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College stated that decorative colored plain contact lenses, like contact lenses used to correct vision, are high-risk medical devices, and users should increase their understanding and make careful choices.
"Before matching contact lenses, you should go to a regular hospital to do regular eye examinations to determine if you are suitable for wearing contact lenses. It is best to measure the base curve (the curvature of the inner surface of the lens) and the diameter of the cornea, and then select the lens. Dr. Zhang said.
Dr. Zhang frankly stated: "Whether they are color contact lenses or colorless transparent contact lenses, they all belong to the body's 'foreign matter'. Wearing them for a long time will make the eyes uncomfortable, may cause dry eyes and other diseases, and may cause serious corneal infections. Keratitis. Like traditional contact lenses, even decorative colored flat glasses do not have a degree, but not everyone is suitable to wear." He also pointed out: "beautiful color contact lenses, thicker than ordinary contact lenses, breathable Poor sex, and the poor quality of the "US pupil's" color material is also easy to isolate and hurt people's eyes, so be careful about the risks behind the beauty."
City Food and Drug Administration: "US-pupil" only foreign language on the packaging is an illegal product
A few days ago, the State Food and Drug Administration issued a message that decorative colored plain contact lenses (commonly known as "US pupils") are high-risk medical device products and will be included in the third category of medical device supervision. From April 1, unlicensed products will be prohibited from selling. A survey by the reporter found that there are various "US Hitomi" products on the market in Kunming, which can be easily found in the jewelry stores and lattice shops on the street.
The ophthalmologist reminds the public that prolonged wear of the "beautiful pupil" is prone to corneal infection or keratitis. However, in such a large market demand for contact lens products, undocumented "US pupils" undoubtedly buried time bombs for consumers.
Cheap "US Hitomi" most favored
"US-pupil" has become more and more popular in Kunming in recent years, becoming a must-have item for many people who love beauty to pursue fashion. "When I put on my pupil, my eyes become bigger immediately. I feel very fashionable. Many of my classmates are wearing it." Chen Chen, a student at Yunnan University, told reporters, "Although my eyes are not nearsighted, my eyes are not big enough, so I went to the optician to buy a pair of beautiful pupils."
Chen also said: "Because I am afraid to buy an informal product, so I was to buy a regular optical shop. Some classmates are directly to the cultural Lane some jewelry shop, lattice shop to buy. 'US pupil' Can also be purchased online, the price is cheaper, as long as tens of dollars can buy."
Recently, the reporter visited a number of optical shops on 121st Avenue, Dongfeng West Road, and Renmin West Road. They found that each optical shop had sales of the "US-pupil." Prices ranged from tens of yuan to several hundred yuan. Brand from Korea. The "American Hitomi", which is sold at several large-scale optical shops, is mainly famous for its brands such as Johnson & Johnson and Natural Beauty. "We sell the 'US pupil', there are six months throw or one year throw, domestic, imported, all kinds of prices, styles are more complete. According to the West Road, an optical shop clerk introduced, the shop selling the best The 88-year-old half-time type of "US pupil."
In an optical shop on Yiyi Street, the clerk reported to reporters on the three types of “American pupils†imported from South Korea. In the absence of any eye examination or vision measurement for the reporter, the clerk only asked "You have never worn a contact lens before," and immediately handed two glass bottles with lenses to the reporter. The subsequent visit to a number of optical shops, the same situation is not a minority.
The "US pupils" sold in shops are mostly marked in foreign languages.
In Daguan Commercial City, Kundu, Culture Lane, Jianshe Road and other places, a number of jewelry stores, lattice shops are selling "US pupils", the cheaper 50 yuan can be purchased, expensive to two or three hundred dollars. Although there is no obvious publicity for most stores, as long as customers ask for it, the owner will tell you there is a flat light tablet imported from South Korea, and a promotional leaflet filled with “US Hitomi†products will be used to allow customers to select colors. There are many types of colored contact lenses on the picture, in addition to different brands, there are several series under each brand name. According to the owner, these "US pupils" are all flat and can be worn without the need of optometry. There are English, Korean and numbers on the label of the “US Hitomi†bottle that is sold in many jewelry stores and plaid shops. The instructions in the bottle are all in Korean and it is impossible to understand the product name, manufacturer, and other information. When asked by reporters, the shopkeepers promised that they were all imported from Korea and would not have quality problems.
In a jewelry store in Kundu, there are more than a dozen varieties such as the GEO three-color series, the NEO chocolate series, the MIMO British Sweetheart series, and the Dameimu series on the "My Hitomi" brochure. "Different color films, the price is different." The reporter asked the boss to introduce a better quality black "US pupil", the store owner recommended: "Big eyes are better, the price is 130 yuan." But according to According to sources in the industry, Dameimei is a “beautiful pupil†that South Korea exports to Japan. The normal sales price in China should be around 300 yuan, and the price of 130 yuan is a bit low.
Safe purchase "US pupil" has evidence to follow
Recently, the Yunnan Food and Drug Administration issued a notice. In the future, registration applications for decorative colored plain contact lenses will be accepted in accordance with three types of medical devices. Since April 1, this year, no such products have been registered for medical devices and their corresponding production and operation qualification certificates may not be produced or operated.
The reporter consulted the Medical Device Department of the Food and Drug Administration of Kunming on the issue of “how to identify the formality of the products of the US Hitomiâ€. A female staff member said: “First, if there is food in the optical shop, The license issued by the regulatory agency for medical device operators is generally safe for contact lenses sold in licensed stores. Secondly, it is necessary to see whether the product bottle has the approval number of the national food and drug supervision agency's name. There is a qualified optical shop to purchase contact lenses. The general jewelry shop does not qualify for selling and matching contact lenses."
The staff member also said: "If the US pupil's packaging is entirely in foreign languages, then this kind of product is definitely illegal. Because of the products imported through the formal channels, there will be Chinese instructions on the packaging."
It is understood that whether the color contact lenses, whether imported or domestic, must be approved by the State Food and Drug Administration and issued a registration certificate, the outer package must be marked with a series of complete Chinese label. The operation of contact lenses must also have certain basic conditions. For example, at least one technician with primary optometry qualification, a certain area of ​​business operations, and related fitting equipment must be provided.
Doctor: Beware of the risks behind beauty
Dr. Zhang of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical College stated that decorative colored plain contact lenses, like contact lenses used to correct vision, are high-risk medical devices, and users should increase their understanding and make careful choices.
"Before matching contact lenses, you should go to a regular hospital to do regular eye examinations to determine if you are suitable for wearing contact lenses. It is best to measure the base curve (the curvature of the inner surface of the lens) and the diameter of the cornea, and then select the lens. Dr. Zhang said.
Dr. Zhang frankly stated: "Whether they are color contact lenses or colorless transparent contact lenses, they all belong to the body's 'foreign matter'. Wearing them for a long time will make the eyes uncomfortable, may cause dry eyes and other diseases, and may cause serious corneal infections. Keratitis. Like traditional contact lenses, even decorative colored flat glasses do not have a degree, but not everyone is suitable to wear." He also pointed out: "beautiful color contact lenses, thicker than ordinary contact lenses, breathable Poor sex, and the poor quality of the "US pupil's" color material is also easy to isolate and hurt people's eyes, so be careful about the risks behind the beauty."
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