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By Patrick Gleason – Only three states in the country ban stores like Target, Wal-Mart, & Costco from offering in-store eye care centers in which optometrists treat patients, though that may soon change. A measure will appear on the Oklahoma...
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August 20, 2018 The Honorable Joseph Simons, Chairman The Honorable Maureen K. Ohlhausen, former Chair The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Commissioner The Honorable Noah Phillips, Commissioner The Honorable Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C....
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By: John D. Stoll – Earlier this year, I needed a new pair of glasses, and instead of trekking down to my optometrist, I decided to give Warby Parker’s trendy offerings a try. The glasses maker has an app that...
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By Saya Nagori – The General Assembly is again considering protectionist legislation that would restrict emerging telehealth technology for Rhode Island’s contact lens and glasses wearers. House Bill 7608 and its companion Senate Bill 2404 take aim at vision telemedicine...
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By Rob Borkowski – Local optometrists are arguing for “standard of care” regulation of online vision tests for corrective lens prescription renewals, rules branded protectionist by manufacturers, pitting eye doctors’ efforts to preserve patient interaction against software services providing convenient,...