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: Know your Eyecare and Eyewear Rights VIDEO
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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;...
R Street Institute Comment Letter to FTC
PROPOSED CHANGE: The Federal Trade Commission proposes to amend the Contact Lens Rule to require that prescribers obtain signed acknowledgment from patients after providing a contact-lens prescription, and to keep that acknowledgment for no less than...
Consumer Action Comment Letter to FTC
Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 RE: Contact Lens Rule, 16 CFR Part 315, Project No. R511995 Jan. 30, 2017 Dear FTC Commissioners and...