What is the current thinking on the advisability of contact lenses in labs?
A. The article “Contact lenses and chemicals” in the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety Magazine May/June 1997 issue was surprising and impressive. A number of myths-repeated as fact are debunked, and there seems to be two bottom lines: (1) no one policy is right for every workplace, and (2) non of the horror stories appear to be true. Also see the position of the American Optometric Association on contact lenses in “industrial” environments.
