Member Benefit – Free Social Media Contact for Your Practice

Need some “creepy” content for your practice’s social media pages this Halloween season? The Member Media Center (MMC) is a COA member benefit, which offers timely content for members to use in their newsletters and social media. Right now, the MMC is featuring content about Halloween eye safety. Keep in mind, the MMC content is updated regularly, so please check back for new and exciting resources for your practice!

Newsletter content:

Click here for a Word document which contains helpful information for parents and children about how to keep their eyes safe this Halloween. You can either download this document in its entirety or just copy and paste the text for your use.

Facebook Content:

Use these Facebook posts about Halloween eye safety:

• Non-prescribed decorative contact lenses could cause vision loss because they can leak certain chemicals into your eyes! Now that's scary! Look spooky the right way this Halloween, visit your optometrist to get your decorative contacts. https://goo.gl/1IYzrt
• Did you know that obtaining contact lenses not prescribed by an eye doc is illegal? Contact lenses are considered medical devices by the FDA. Stay scary and safe this Halloween, get your decorative contacts from an optometrist! https://goo.gl/1IYzrt
• Keep your children safe this Halloween, avoid masks and other costumes that block vision, instead opt for hypoallergenic makeup - but be sure to keep it away from the eyes! https://goo.gl/EfBjTb

Twitter Content:

Here are some Tweets to use about the Halloween eye safety:

• Non-prescribed decorative contact lenses could cause vision loss. Now that's scary! #visitaneyedoc #Halloween https://goo.gl/1IYzrt
• #DYK that #contacts not bought from an #eye doc are illegal? The FDA considers them medical devices. #Halloween https://goo.gl/1IYzrt
• Keep your children safe this #Halloween, avoid costumes that block #vision, instead opt for hypoallergenic makeup! https://goo.gl/EfBjTb

If you have any questions or comments about the MMC content or if you need step-by-step instructions for how to use this content for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc., contact Rachael Van Cleave, COA social media & communications manager, at (916)-329-9450 or rvancleave@coavision.org.