By Andrew Quinlan - This Halloween, scores of consumers have purchased nearly 100,000 pairs of "counterfeit, illegal, and unapproved” colored contacts for costumes, all of which have been seized by “Double Vision,” an FDA-led consumer safety campaign. No...
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War Over Contact Lenses Tricks Consumers, Treats Optometrists
By Ashley Baker - It’s Halloween season, which means it’s that time every year when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) tries to spook consumers out of wearing costume or decorative contact lenses. According to the FTC’s...
This Halloween, Don’t Succumb to Sneaky Eye Doctor Tricks
By Chris Versace - As Halloween approaches, nearly every mainstream media outlet has reported on the dangers of purchasing black market color contacts for costume parties. These warnings come for good reason -- over the past...
This Halloween, Will Congress Fall For Medical Lobby Scare Tactics?
By Dean Chambers - Congress takes up scary contact lens regulation bill As millions of Americans get ready for their Halloween costume parties, scores of consumers have purchased nearly 100,000 pairs of “counterfeit, dangerous, and unapproved”...
Don’t Let Congress Control Your Contact Lens Choices
By Eric Peters - Ever wonder why reading glasses are so easy to get—and inexpensive to buy? Perhaps it’s because you can walk into any drug store or supermarket pharmacy and try on a pair, find...
What You Can’t See: Special Interests Blocking Contact Lens Innovation
By Brian McNicoll - Before long, perhaps, you will be able to give yourself an eye exam using your phone and even use the results of your exam to order your own glasses or contact lenses....
Break Up the Contact Lens Cartel to Give Consumers More Choice
By Robert Atkinson - Business leaders often say they welcome competition. But the truth is, they welcome the threat of competition to keep them on their toes. The last thing any business leader really wants to contend...
Group Says 135,000 People Sign Contact Lens Consumer Rights Petition
The latest round in the industry battle over contact lens legislation is bringing in more of the consumer perspective. The Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice reported Tuesday that it now has collected the names of...
Fake Concern From Contact Lens Giants Could Cost Consumers
By Andrew F. Quinlan - Contact lenses are big business. A $4 billion industry, in fact. That’s not much of a surprise when you consider that an estimated 40 million Americans wear contacts. Also not a...
135,000 People Sign Contact Lens Consumer Rights Petition
Group Urges Congress to Reject Legislation That Would Reduce Choice, Increase Costs for Contact Lens Wearers WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice announced this week that more than 135,000 individuals have now...