As a leading online retailer to millions of Americans looking for the best prices on high quality contacts, Lens.com compliments the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the recently released contact lens rule and respectfully submits this...
From Our Members
Americans for Tax Reform Comment Letter to FTC
January 23, 2017 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 On behalf of Americans...
R Street Institute: Regulatory Protectionism in the Contact Lens Market
R Street Policy Study No. 80 By Ashley N. Baker and Alan Smith - New technologies often present competitive threats to established industries. Incumbent businesses sometimes respond in turn by seeking to use the political process...
Lens.com: Federal Trade Commission Reaffirms That Preserving Consumer Choice Should Be Top Priority in New Rule
Las Vegas – Tens of millions of Americans who wear contact lenses will benefit from action just taken by the Federal Trade Commission in Washington. Under a new rule issued by the Commission, optometrists will continue...
Americans for Tax Reform: FTC Contact Lens Rule Changes Protect Free Market Competition
After 14 months of review, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued proposed changes to the contact lens rule that will protect a free and open market over the purchase of contact lenses. In addition, they preserve protections that...
Conservative Groups’ Open Letter to Congress: Protect Contact Lens Users and the Free Market — Reject the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016
Dear Member of Congress: We the undersigned organizations, representing millions of taxpayers and consumers, urge you to reject the “Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016” – S. 2777, introduced by Sens. Cassidy (R-LA), Boozman...
R Street Encouraged by FTC Proposal to Improve Portability Under Contact Lens Rule
WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2016) – The R Street Institute is encouraged by the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed updates to the Contact Lens Rule. The decade-old rule was crafted to promote competition in the retail sale of contact lenses, imposing...
Consumer Action Alerts: New Bill Could Stop You From Getting a Copy of Your Eyewear Prescription
FTC issues warning letters; troubling legislation being pushed by eye doctors and manufacturers More than 41 million Americans who wear contact lenses have the right to get a copy of their prescription from their eye doctor...
Americans for Tax Reform Blog: Senate Legislation Would Destroy Contact Lens Consumer Choice and Restrict Free Market
Legislation before the United States Senate, S.2777 the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act (CLCHPA) needlessly reduces choice, increases costs, and may even threaten eye health for the 41 million Americans that rely on contact lens. CLCHPA, introduced by Senator Bill...
The Latino Coalition Opposes Proposed Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act of 2016
S.2777 will produce higher prices and more hurdles for Hispanic market WASHINGTON, DC- The Latino Coalition (TLC), a national advocacy organization representing Hispanic businesses and consumers, raised concerns today about the Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection...