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December 15, 2016By Ernie Bowling OD MS FAAO
Before the new year gets too far along, let’s take a brief look at the happenings in the pages of Optometry Times during 2016.How to establish value in the minds of contact lens wearers
November 15, 2016By Crystal M. Brimer OD FAAO
Differentiate yourself in this era of heightened competition
October 11, 2016By Giovanni Castelli
A companion bill to S. 2777 aims to hold online sellers of contact lenses accountable for deceptive or illegal sales tactics that may threaten patient health.
August 10, 2016By Carl H. Spear OD MBA FAAO
The recent announcement that 1-800 Contacts has partnered with online eye exam provider Opternative to offer consumers eye exams online has rocked the optometry community. What can we learn from this announcement, and what should we do?
August 01, 2016By Colleen McCarthy
1-800 Contacts will begin offering the Opternative online refraction service to its customers on its website, branding the partnership as “InstaRx powered by Opternative.”
May 25, 2016By Colleen E. McCarthy
1-800 Contacts is ramping up its fight against organized optometry at the state and federal levels over legislation that would change important aspects of contact lens prescriptions and dispensing, such as longer expiration dates, elimination of contact lens brand on the Rx, and enacting a contact lens patient bill of rights.Optometry’s 10 biggest stories in 2015
December 17, 2015By Gretchyn M. Bailey NCLC FAAO Editor In Chief Content Channel Director
This was a huge year for Optometry Times. Let’s take a look back at the stories you thought were most important or most interesting this year.
November 03, 2015By Colleen E. McCarthy
The American Optometric Association (AOA) has called upon the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to strengthen its Contact Lens Rule to prevent its manipulation by contact lens retailers for their own financial benefits, causing potential harm to patients.
April 08, 2015By Ernie Bowling OD MS FAAO
Since 2013, one by one, the four major contact lens manufacturers (Johnson & Johnson, Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, and CooperVision) have enacted pricing policies that seek to limit what contact lens discounters can charge for certain products.
February 13, 2015By Colleen E. McCarthy
The American Optometric Association (AOA) recently updated several state associations on legislation which is backed by online contact lens retailer 1-800 CONTACTS.- 1
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