Take steps to protect vision

In 1938, Congress passed the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act to protect consumers. Under the law, cosmetics must be made and packaged in clean factories; they cannot contain poison, rotten or harmful ingredients; they may only use color additives approved by the U.

Visions screenings and eye exams are important at various stages of life for different reasons. With infants and children, it is important to make sure vision and eyes are developing correctly. Beyond childhood, everyone is vulnerable to a variety of eye problems as we progress through adulthood.