By Tim Devaney - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has triggered a major lobbying battle with a proposal that would make it easier for people to purchase contacts over the internet. Eye doctors say patients who...
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CRONYISM: Using Government To Obstruct New Technology Is Nothing New
By S. C. Sherman - Wouldn’t it be cool if computers got so small you could hold one in the palm of your hand? Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could actually see the person you...
Time For Action To Protect Contact Lens Consumers
By Dean Chambers - Eye doctors have had a history of charging higher prices to consumers for eye care products, including contact lenses. This has led to independent vendors offering consumers lower prices for the same...
The FTC Finally Sees The Light On Contact Lenses
By Christopher Versace - Here’s a surprise for the new year - for the first time in twelve years, the Federal Trade Committee (FTC) has set out to protect the interests of contact lens consumers rather...
How Eye Doctors are Robbing Us Blind
By Dan Horowitz - Recently, there has been a lot of talk in libertarian and conservative circles about eminent domain abuse, civil asset forfeiture, and the freedom of association. However, one private property rights violation that affects over 41...
The Government’s War on Contact Lenses
By Eric Peters - Imagine you are shopping for a new car, but you’re forced by law to buy only from your local Chevy dealer. No cross-shopping other makes — or other dealerships. You have to...
The FTC’s Plan to Stop Eye Doctors’ Price Gouging Party
By Wendy Crosby - Imagine starting a business where you had a guaranteed clientele. Sure, your product isn’t the best or even the cheapest, but you happen to have a friend or two in Congress willing...
Contact Lenses May be Easier to Buy, Thanks to FTC Rule
By Howard Ain - Demand for contact lenses has been growing over the past decade and there are more places than ever for consumers to shop for them. A Federal Trade Commission investigation found many consumers...
How to Correct Eye Doctors’ Vision Problems
By Peter J. Ferrara - No one likes going to the doctor's office, but the American people should be more apprehensive about their appointments than ever before. Apparently, eye doctors aren't seeing 20/20 themselves, even with...
The FTC Moves to Protect Contact Wearing Consumers
By Steve Sherman - The Federal Trade Commission’s latest proposal to change the rules governing the process of prescribing contact lenses is a good idea for consumers. In recent years, a virtual war over the billion-dollar...