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CJD - Opticians Ordered
To Toss Contacts After Each Use
By Adam Tanner
7-11-99

 
 
 
Opticians have been ordered to throw away test contact lenses after each use amid fears that they could transmit Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the Department of Health has said.
 
The Health Secretary Frank Dobson made the order in a bid to prevent the fatal brain condition after receiving advice from experts on the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC), a spokeswoman confirmed.
 
The move will mean that lenses intended for multiple use are discarded after just one test.





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