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                2004 – Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act becomes Federal Law.

News in TV
Consumers find it difficult to obtain their contact lens prescriptions.
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WMV 		ABC News Segment (2 min 50 sec)
World News Tonight with Peter Jennings examines contact lens prescription release.
(Aug 21, 2002)
     
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WMV 		Texas Undercover (3 min 10 sec)
Dallas CBS affiliate takes hidden camera into optometrists' offices.
 
News in Print
On contact lens prescriptions.
   
Consumers Union
Non-profit consumer advocacy group takes a deeper look at contact lens laws and current optometric practices designed to work around them.
 
Readers Digest
Periodical takes a look at the contact lens prescription release and which states have laws addressing the issue.
 
On “Doctor Only” lenses.
 
Wall Street Journal article entitled - "The Backlash Against 'Doctor Only' Contacts - Momentum Builds to Break Eye-Care Professionals' Lock on Sales of Certain Lenses"
 

On erecting barriers to competition
   
Federal Trade Commission
FTC Staff testifies before Connecticut Board of Examiners for Opticians that overly restrictive interpretations of statutes and regulations may significantly limit competition from Internet sellers.  



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