WATCH | HPCSA and SAOA crack down on dangerous lens sales

JOHANNESBURG - The Health Professions Council and the Optometric Association are giving a clear view of a market that's turning buying glasses into a dangerous game.

Forget bargain hunting, we're talking about unauthorised retailers selling contact lenses and glasses faster than you can say 20/20 vision.

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At the heart of this urgent public health issue are serious risks that could compromise the vision and wellbeing of countless consumers.

Yurisa Naidoo, from the HPCSA and Dollars Boloka from the South African Optometric Association spoke to eNCA about this matter.