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Amazon removes eye drops from website after FDA warning
After receiving a warning letter from the FDA, the online retailer Amazon removed seven unregulated eye drop products from its website.
Corneal laser surgery has important role in therapeutic treatment
SAN FRANCISCO — Improved technologies and advanced techniques have given corneal laser surgery a valuable role in therapeutic treatment, according to a presentation here.
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FDA issues warning letters to 8 companies for marketing unapproved eye products
The FDA has issued warning letters to eight companies for manufacturing or marketing unapproved ophthalmic drug products, the agency announced in a press release.
FDA warns certain MSM eye drops have bacterial, fungal contamination
The FDA has issued a warning to consumers not to purchase and to immediately stop use of Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops because of bacterial and fungal contamination.
Panelists: Myopia management will continue to grow
WASHINGTON — Optometrists must learn about myopia management and discuss it with parents, according to clinicians participating in a panel discussion at Optometry’s Meeting.
New Hampshire optometrists now authorized to provide vaccines
On Aug. 4 New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed into a law a bill that grants optometrists in the state authority to administer vaccines to their patients, according to the American Optometric Association website.
Illinois, Georgia pass legislation to address vision plan abuses
Illinois and Georgia have passed legislation to protect optometrists from vision plan-enforced discounts and interference in the doctor-patient relationship.
US House committee calls for investigation of vision care consolidation
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer requested that the Federal Trade Commission hold a staff-level briefing to discuss the impact of vision care market consolidation on consumers.
DeSantis vetoes bill that would limit health care provider designations
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today vetoed Senate Bill 230, which would have prohibited a doctor of optometry from using the term “optometric physician” and made it a felony to do so.
New bill in Congress targets contact lens prescription robocalls
A proposed bill to make ordering contact lenses online safer by banning sellers from verifying prescriptions through robocalls has earned the praise of the Health Care Alliance for Patient Safety.
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