RE: Contact Lens Rule Review, 16 CFR part 315, Project No. R511995 Consumer Action1, while we appreciate the hard work of the Federal Trade Commission and staff on updating the Contact Lens Rule, is disappointed by...
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R Street Institute: It’s Time to Finalize the New Contact Lens Rule
By C. Jarrett Dieterle - Even in a legal system rife with examples of cronyist laws and favoritism, America’s contact lens market has always stood out for its protectionism. This is because, for decades, the industry...
NTU Comment Letter to FTC on Competition and Consumer Protection
The Honorable Joseph Simons, Chairman The Honorable Maureen K. Ohlhausen, former Chair The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Commissioner The Honorable Noah Phillips, Commissioner The Honorable Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington,...
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Consumer Action: New Vision Action Center Educates Consumers on Their Rights
New videos on online prescription renewal and the right to purchase eyewear where you want. As more states across the country are considering anti-consumer restrictions or bans on online prescription renewal services and the use of...
Lens.com Comment Letter to FTC
RE: FTC 16 CFR Part 315 Public Workshop Examining Contact Lens Marketplace and Analyzing Proposed Changes to the Contact Lens Rule Dear Federal Trade Commission, As a leading online retailer to millions of Americans looking for...
Consumer Action: California Eye Doctors Keeping Patients in the Dark
California regulations require signage to inform patients of their right to get an automatic copy of their eyewear prescriptions, yet the requirement seems to be largely ignored by optometrists, according to a recent spot check of...
National Taxpayers Union Comment Letter to FTC
RE: FTC 16 CFR Part 315 Public Workshop Examining the Contact Lens Marketplace and Analyzing Proposed Changes to the Contact Lens Rule Dear Acting Chair Ohlhausen and Commissioner McSweeny: On behalf of National Taxpayers Union’s (NTU’s)...
Advocacy Groups’ Open Letter to Congress: Reject Special-Interest Protectionism, Preserve Choice and Competition for Contact Lens Consumers!
Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned organizations from across the ideological spectrum encourage you to uphold competition and choice in the contact lens marketplace, which is exemplified by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently updated final...
Costco Wholesale Comment Letter to FTC
January 31, 2017 Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary Constitution Center 400 7th Street SW Fifth Floor Suit 5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Comments of Costco Wholesale Corporation on the Contact Lens Rule;...