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Fact Sheet: The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act and the FTC’s Proposed Update to the Contact Lens Rule
The landmark Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act of 2003 (FCLCA) ensures consumers can shop around when buying contact lenses. The law has increased competition among retailers and provided America’s 41 million contact lens wearers with...
FACT SHEET: AOA Makes False Claims About Costs and Benefits of FTC’s Proposed Procompetitive Update to Contact Lens Rule
The American Optometric Association (AOA), the lobbying group representing optometrists, has been making false claims about the economic costs and benefits of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed procompetitive update to the Contact Lens Rule. These...
Fact Sheet: Claims About Health Dangers From Alternative Retailers Have Been Thoroughly Debunked
Proponents of the misleadingly-named Contact Lens Consumer Health Protection Act (S. 2777 and H.R. 6157), including the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety, have made inaccurate claims about the supposed...
Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice Comment Letter to FTC
January 26, 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 The Coalition for Contact...
Fact Sheet: Analysis of Federal Trade Commission Proposal to Update Contact Lens Rule
Highlights: Adds Strong Consumer Rights Provision to Address Repeated Failure of Many Optometrists to Release Prescriptions Rejects Almost Every Proposal by AOA and Contact Lens Manufacturers to Weaken Consumer Protections Undermines Arguments for Anti-Consumer CLCHPA Bill...
Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice Praises FTC’s Proposed Changes to the Contact Lens Rule
Group Hails Addition of a Strong Consumer Rights Provision; Notes FTC’s Rejection of Proposals to Weaken Consumer Protections WASHINGTON, D.C. – On November 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued proposed changes to its Contact Lens...
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...
7 Health Facts About Contact Lenses That May Surprise You
You only have one pair of eyes, so it’s important to take care of them – and that includes taking care of your contact lenses and how you wear them. As a reminder of the importance...
70,000 People Urge Congress to Reject Legislation That Would Reduce Choice, Increase Costs for Contact Lens Wearers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice this week announced that 70,000 individuals have signed a petition urging Congress to reject recently proposed legislation that would reduce choice and increase costs for America’s...