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One, he didn''t NON and PRESCRIPTION think they were available from any other source," "and two, he had heard they weren''t as highly controlled as those dispensed through doctors."Neither assertion is true. got on the Internet and found her lenses on several Web sites for $35.95 for a box of six CONTACT pairs. (Her doctor was LENSES charging $50 a box.) says her doctor told her that lenses NON and PRESCRIPTION and CONTACT offered by places like may have failed manufacturers'' quality checks. Bausch contacts and other lensmakers say there''s LENSES no difference in quality between the lenses sold through doctors and those sold directly to consumers. NON STATES CRACK DOWN. PRESCRIPTION Attorneys general CONTACT in 32 states have LENSES sued the American Optometric Association and two of the top contact-lens manufacturers (Vistakon, a division of contacts, and Bausch), alleging that the AOA tried to get manufacturers to agree to selllenses only through optometrists or other eye-care professionals. The attorneys general say they also have evidence that doctors agreed to withhold prescriptions from people who sought to buy lenses from other NON sources, despite the fact that at PRESCRIPTION least 22 states have laws requiring eye doctors to give out contact-lens prescriptions upon request.Although the AOA says patients should be able to buy their lenses anywhere, the organization has reservations about mail-order purchases. "The difficulty when someone goes through mail order is that they don''t come back for regular checkups," says AOA president Dr. Harvey Hanlen.

NEARSIGHTED? CONTACT NEED READING GLASSES? New developments in lens technology ensure a solution to almost every vision LENSES problem. Talk to your eye doctor about what''s available (costs vary).Rigid NON and PRESCRIPTION gas-permeables Recommended for those with high degrees of corneal astigmatism, CONTACT RGPs are firm LENSES plastic lenses with microscopic slits that allow more oxygen to reach the eye. RGPs NON have a greater resistance to bacteria because they don''t contain water. Improved extended-wear materials also guarantee greater durability, sharper vision, comfort and cheaper maintenance costs. Allow yourself a week or two to get used to these slightly stiff lenses.Bifocals PRESCRIPTION These contact correct presbyopia, CONTACT a kind LENSES of farsightedness that usually occurs around age 40. There are two types: