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CDC Launches Eye Care Database

In an effort to improve eye health awareness, the CDC launched a new vision and eye health surveillance system and database. The new system gives... Read more
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Contact Lens Health Week is August 20-24

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in close collaboration with their partners, has organized Contact Lens Health Week as a strategy to increase public awareness and... Read more
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Texas AG Secures Action Against Unlawful Retailers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured action from 37 retailers who were selling unlawful and potentially dangerous contact lenses in Texas. The businesses have made... Read more
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Senator Roger Wicker Questions FTC Rule

On February 14, 2018, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held the Federal Trade Commission Nominees Confirmation Hearing for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominees: Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips, Christine Wilson, and Joseph Simons, who was... Read more
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FDA Warns Opternative of Illegal Eye Exams

The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety is pleased to learn that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified Opternative that their online eye... Read more
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J&J Offers Insight on Contact Lens Rule

Johnson & Johnson Vision President for North America, Peter Menziuso, provides his company's perspective on how the contact lens rule can continue to provide benefits... Read more
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Dr. Brad Lane Offers Eye Health Insight

In December of 2016, during the final days of the Obama administration, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new regulation that would force eye doctors... Read more
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Eye Bill Clears House, Rolls Over to Senate

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — Online eye exams and prescriptions offered in Kentucky would require a real-time visit with a Kentucky eye care provider under a... Read more
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Bad Contact Lens Habits Lead to Eye Damage

Some 45 million Americans depend on contact lenses to correct their vision, and while contacts are very safe overall, not caring for them properly can... Read more
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Judge Upholds Ocular Telehealth Ban

A judge has dismissed Opternative's suit against South Carolina's Eye Care Consumer Protection Law, which specifically bans ocular telehealth. Several states are mulling legislation on... Read more