Congress is at it again, trying to pass crony legislation that tips the market on contact lenses toward optometrists even greater than already exists. The powerful American Optometric Association (AOA) is trying to get the Senate to undo a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) update to the Contact Lens Rule (CLR) that guarantees optometrists release prescriptions to patients. Congressional supporters of this idea want to sneak this bill through Congress in the post-election Lame Duck session.
