Contact-Lens Prescription Process Debated At US Trade Commission

The US Federal Trade Commission hosted a sometimes-contentious discussion on proposed changes to its Contact Lens Rule on March 8. One issue up for debate was which methods are appropriate when a contact-lens seller needs to confirm a prescription with a patient's eye doctor.

United States Federal Trade Commission building in Washington, DC
FTC convened a meeting of stakeholders in Washington, DC, March 8 to consider revisions to its Contact Lens Rule

Contact-lens vendors and prescribers found themselves at odds March 8 during a US Federal Trade Commission meeting over the best ways for companies that sell contact lenses, but do not prescribe them, to verify the prescriptions.

FTC's Contact Lens Rule (CLR) encourages lens comparison-shopping by requiring eye doctors to give patients copies of their prescriptions. Vendors...

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