Articles - Contact Lens News en-us http://www.eyetopics.com N/A http://www.eyetopics.com Support@eyeTopics.com 20 http://www.eyetopics.com/articles/438/1/The-Backlash-Against-Eye-Doctor-Only-Contacts.html Some consumers who are restricted to buying from an eye doctor say they don't like it. "My eye doctor that I've been going to for years recently prescribed Proclear," says Elaine Candiff, a 51-year-old homemaker in Victorville, Calif. "They are giving me good results, but if I had known I could only buy them through an eye-care professional I would have said: Just write a prescription for Acuvue," a common product of Johnson & Johnson's Vistakon, she says. Cary@eyeTopics.com (eyeTopics Legal Editor) Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0200 http://www.eyetopics.com/articles/79/1/Fairness-to-Contact-Lens-Consumers-Act--FCLCA----HR-3140.html This Act gives contact lenses wearers increased freedom to purchase their contact lenses from retailers other than their eye doctor. The "Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act" makes it easier and less expensive for consumers to shop for contact lenses based on price and convenience. Cary@eyeTopics.com (eyeTopics Legal Editor) Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0200 http://www.eyetopics.com/articles/70/1/2005-Update-Contact-Lens-Materials-and-Designs.html New lens materials and designs offer more options for clear vision and comfortable contact lens wear.  Find out about the latest innovations here. Cary@eyeTopics.com (eyeTopics Staff Editor) Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0200 http://www.eyetopics.com/articles/69/1/RGP-Contact-Lenses-Correct-Vision-Problems-After-Refractive-Surgery.html A new study shows rigid gas-permeable (RGP) contact lenses can significantly improve the visual acuity of patients who experience unsatisfactory results from LASIK and other types of refractive surgery. Cary@eyeTopics.com (eyeTopics Staff Editor) Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0200