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ALEXANDRIA, Va.--The Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety (APS) on Tuesday raised concerns about the final Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Contact Lens Rule, which was issued last week, as VMAIL reported . The Alliance, in its statement, said the FTCs final contact lens rule fails to adequately address the dangerous practice of utilizing computer-generated voice calls to verify contact lens prescriptions and places significant burdens on doctors, among other shortcomings cited by the Allian...

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SAN RAMON, Calif.-- CooperVision has named Justin Kwan, OD, FAAO, as senior manager, myopia management in its professional and academic affairs group. In this newly created role, Dr. Kwan will be responsible for supporting the growth of the companys myopia management business across North America, according to the companys announcement on Thursday. This includes its Brilliant Futures Myopia Management Program featuring MiSight 1 day, the first and only FDA-approved product clinically proven to s...

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SILVER SPRING, Md.--The Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 yesterday to approve a Final Rule amending the agencys Contact Lens Rule, which facilitates shopping for contact lenses by requiring prescribers to automatically provide a copy of a patients prescription to the patient and to verify or provide prescriptions to third-party sellers. The Final Rule, known as 16 CFR Part 315, requires prescribers to request that their patients confirm that they have received their prescription, and allows fl...

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