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Queens Teen Blames Cosmetic Contacts for Blindness

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June 28, 2011 11:40 pm

Queens Teen Blames Cosmetic Contacts for Blindness

She just wanted a little change to her look, but what she got was a life changing disability. The law states that you need a prescription to purchase any kind of contact lenses, but as we found – that is not always the case. Pei-Sze Cheng has this exclusive story.

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Queens Teen Blames Cosmetic Contacts for Blindness

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