50 yuan inferior quality or blinding stalls into inferior sales channels

The reporter recently investigated the color contact lens market in China and found that through various illegal sales channels, a large number of cheap and inferior colored contact lenses (commonly known as “Mei”) products were purchased by consumers who did not know the truth, and the illegal manufacturers and distributors obtained Profiteering.

Consumers: I want to be "beautiful" and almost "blinking"

"This pair of 'Medical' has been worn for more than 20 days, the eyes are itchy and painful, the eye drops don't work, the doctor said that I have conjunctivitis, and even more terrible is the color of the contact lens on the eyeball. I didn't have myopia, my vision became blurred." Xiao Wang, a sophomore student at a college in Hefei, told reporters that this "Mei" was purchased from a boutique outside the school for 50 yuan. "It’s beautiful," but I didn’t expect it to be "sinful."

Many top three hospital ophthalmologists told reporters that they often consulted the "Mei" family, many of them are wearing inferior contact lenses, some eyeballs are stained with the color of the lens, some corneas are scratched, and some The eyeballs are covered with "stones", and some even pus in both eyes, which leads to blindness.

"In addition to bad habits such as not paying attention to hygiene and wearing too long, many of the products of Meihao are of poor quality, which is one of the causes of many patients suffering from eye diseases." A chief physician told reporters.

Experts say that poor lens permeability can cause eyeballs to be deficient in oxygen, dry, and easy to breed bacteria. Unsmooth edges tend to scratch the cornea, while faded lenses can contaminate the eye. However, many young people feel that it is normal to wear “beauty” at the beginning. It is still normal to wear for a long time even when the eyes are red and tearful, and eventually lead to serious eye infections or other diseases. Experts from a professional eye hospital in Hefei told reporters that contact lenses belong to medical devices. The use of qualified institutions and optometrists for a series of treatments.

Small stalls and networks become inferior and beautiful sales channels

- "How much is this beautiful woman?"

- "50. If you buy more colors, you can be cheaper."

A random survey of commercial streets near Anhui and Jiangsu universities found that these colorful, low-cost colored contact lenses can be purchased in small boutiques without eyesight inspection. Many products cannot be found on the appearance of any approval number from the State Food and Drug Administration. Only Japanese, English or Korean are printed. The shopkeepers have said that these are “originally imported” and “sell very well.”

What is even more shocking is that at the night market stalls around the school, these dozens of dollars of "Mei" products are put together with some cheap cosmetics, trinkets and even stockings, and the students are selected under the dim light. Many stall owners said that they can sell dozens or even dozens of them in one night.

Many students told reporters that they did not pay attention to the quality and safety of contact lenses. Xiaohong, a student from a university in Nanjing, said that compared to the higher-priced brand glasses, everyone feels that the cheap “beauty” is more cost-effective and has more colors, which can be changed from time to time. The students said that the surrounding students are wearing it. If the bacteria are over-standard, take the medicine for more than a while.

"My roommates and I bought more than a dozen deputy, the shopkeeper gave us a lot of discounts, and counted a few dollars." Xiaojiang, a student at a university in Fuyang, said. The reporter saw on the website where he bought contact lenses that the cheapest is only 5.8 yuan per pair, and some well-known brands offer only one-tenth to one-fifth of the regular optical shop sales.

In a wholesale website, the reporter contacted a number of “Mei” suppliers, the price ranged from a few yuan to 30 yuan, and even the supplier directly claimed that the brand could be customized according to the requirements. Go to "the same as big-name products."

The reporter learned that in 2014, the Yangzhou police had investigated and dealt with a large black box to produce a counterfeit brand name “Mei Wei”. The amount involved was as high as 100 million yuan, and the finished product “Mei” was seized 1.3 million bottles. The head of the black workshop, Chen, bought the molds privately, hired several workers, and rented villas to produce "beauty." These products are filled with glass (935, 2.00, 0.21%) bottles of distilled water, placed in a pressure cooker and sterilized at high temperature for 30 to 40 minutes, and sold out. Each pair of inferior goods costing a few cents was affixed to South Korea's big names such as "GEO" and "Barbie Love", and then sold through the Internet at a price of tens of dollars each.

Expert advice: choose brand lenses and qualified institutions

The “regular 'beauty' product process is very complicated.” A well-known eyeglass chain owner told reporters that they have visited some well-known manufacturers. The workshop not only has high hygiene requirements, but also the grinding and cutting of the lenses are very strict. The material's breathability and moisture content have a set of regulations. “The color of 'Mei' products is not simply dyed on the lens, but a 'sandwich' structure – a layer of dyed lenses sandwiched between two transparent lenses, so the craftsmanship requirements are never simpler than ordinary myopia contact lenses. Said the person in charge.

Due to its complex production process, the price of contact lenses has been high. The cost of contact lens material is also high, and a brand's monthly selling price is as high as nearly 200 yuan per pair.

An eye doctor at a top three hospital said that many people are not suitable for wearing contact lenses, so they must wear a suitable lens after a professional optical shop or hospital inspection. The use and maintenance of the lens also requires the optometrist to carefully explain to the customer. Consumers should try to choose a qualified optical shop or hospital, and the optician or doctor should check the fundus and then wear glasses. Try to buy brand contact lenses. For some consumers who can't afford high prices, choose frame glasses and don't buy inferior and cheap products.