By S.C. Sherman - Capitalism is awesome. It’s the foundation of our American society. The drive and ingenuity to create business drives our nation through good times and bad. Something in our DNA makes many Americans...
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Will Congress Force Contact Lens Users to Wear Glasses?
By Drew Armstrong - One of the most exciting days of my young life was the day my parents finally considered me responsible enough to trade in my ugly, bulky glasses for contact lenses. I was...
Cassidy Bill Will Limit Consumer Choice in Contact Lens Purchases
By Dean Chambers - There’s nothing that Americans hate more than government-sponsored cartels. They distort the market and rig the American economy by enriching a select few individuals at the expense of everyone else. That’s something...
Contact Lenses are About to Get More Expensive if this Legislation Passes
By David Williams - At times, the government has an uncanny way of coming up with a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. It doesn’t make any sense, but it happens. When the federal government uses its...
Contact Lens Legislation Will Clearly Raise Prices
By Chris Versace - The year of 2003 was a time of revolutionary change in the contact lens industry. Since the Republican-controlled Congress enacted the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumer Act, consumers have enjoyed the freedom...
Will Your Candidate Fight Against Crony Capitalism or Join In?
By S.C. Sherman - The Democrat and Republican conventions are in the books. Bernie and Cruz are history…Hillary and Trump are set to battle it out to November. It’s hard not to be disgusted after watching...
Why Does Senator Cassidy Hate Affordable Contacts?
By Jack Inglewood - 2003 was a year of revolutionary change in the contact lens industry. Since the Republican-controlled Congress enacted the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumer Act, consumers have enjoyed the freedom to choose their...
The War on Affordable Contact Lenses
When the brothers of Saint Joseph Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Covington, Louisana, began to sell their handmade wooden caskets in late 2007 to cover their own health care costs, the state’s Board of Embalmers and...
Inaccurate Health Claims Driving Push for Contact Lens Legislation
By Dr. Paul Donzis - Any good doctor will tell you that the key to helping their patients is having good information. The doctor needs to research a patient’s medical and family history, consider their symptoms,...
Contact Lens Prescription Bill Would Increase Optometrists’ Market Power
By Michael McGrady - Contact lens providers could be fined up to $40,000 per violation for filling prescriptions without first verifying them with prescribers by a modified verification process that could prolong patients’ wait times, if...