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FTC Issues Study on Competition in Contact Lens Market

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February 15, 2005

The Federal Trade Commission has released a study on the strength of competition in the sale of prescription contact lenses. Congress required the study under the Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers...

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The Strength of Competition in the Sale of Rx Contact Lenses: An FTC Study

Date

February 1, 2005

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Contact Lens Rule

Rule Updated Date

July 4, 2004

The Contact Lens Rule contains two key requirements. The first requirement is that contact lens prescribers (i.e., optometrists and ophthalmologists) must provide patients with a copy of their contact...

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Eyeglass Rule

Rule Updated Date

April 2, 2004

The Eyeglass Rule requires that optometrists and ophthalmologists provide patients a copy of their prescription after the completion of an eye examination without extra cost. In addition, the Rule...

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FTC: E-commerce Increases Choice and Convenience for Contact Lens Wearers

Date

March 29, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report concluding that e-commerce offers consumers greater choices and more convenience in the contact lens market. This staff report is part of a...

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16 CFR Part 456: Ophthalmic Practice Rules; Final Trade Regulation Rule

Date

May 1, 1992

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Ophthalmic Practice Rules: State Restrictions On Commercial Practice: "Eyeglasses II": Report of the Staff to the Federal Trade Commission and Recommendation on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule: 16 CFR Part 456: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Date

October 1, 1986

Text of the Commission Staff Report (23.92 MB)

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State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers: The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II")

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July 1, 1980

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers; The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II") (54.59 MB)

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Focus on the Eyeglass and Contact Lens Rules: The FTC’s message to prescribers

Date

June 3, 2025

If you prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses, you must give patients copies of their prescriptions any time you perform a refraction exam. Even if the patient doesn’t ask for it. At no extra charge.

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A prescription for complying with the Eyeglass Rule

Date

December 8, 2020

When patients leave the office after an appointment with their eyecare professional, they should have certain things in hand: their coat, their phone – and a copy of their eyeglass prescription. The...

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FTC updates the Contact Lens Rule: What it means for prescribers and sellers

Date

June 23, 2020

We asked you to review and comment on the Contact Lens Rule and you responded. Thousands of you sent comments, and some included surveys, studies, and analyses. After extensive review and...

Competition Matters

Insights into contact lenses: FTC workshop will focus on the Contact Lens Rule

Date

March 1, 2018

The FTC is eyeing its Contact Lens Rule and has announced the agenda for a March 7, 2018 workshop, The Contact Lens Rule and the Evolving Contact Lens Marketplace. The Contact Lens Rule, in place...

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FTC Issues Study on Competition in Contact Lens Market

The Strength of Competition in the Sale of Rx Contact Lenses: An FTC Study

Contact Lens Rule

Eyeglass Rule

FTC: E-commerce Increases Choice and Convenience for Contact Lens Wearers

16 CFR Part 456: Ophthalmic Practice Rules; Final Trade Regulation Rule

Ophthalmic Practice Rules: State Restrictions On Commercial Practice: "Eyeglasses II": Report of the Staff to the Federal Trade Commission and Recommendation on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule: 16 CFR Part 456: Bureau of Consumer Protection

State Restrictions on Vision Care Providers: The Effects on Consumers ("Eyeglasses II")

Focus on the Eyeglass and Contact Lens Rules: The FTC’s message to prescribers

A prescription for complying with the Eyeglass Rule

FTC updates the Contact Lens Rule: What it means for prescribers and sellers

Insights into contact lenses: FTC workshop will focus on the Contact Lens Rule

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