one, he spiral didn''t think they were available from any other source," "and two, he had heard they weren''t as highly controlled as those black dispensed through doctors."neither assertion is true. got on the internet and found her lenses on several web sites sfx for $35.95 for a box of six theatrical pairs. (her doctor was charging $50 a box.) says her doctor crazy told her that lenses offered by places like may have failed manufacturers'' quality checks. bausch contacts and other lensmakers say there''s no difference in quality between the lenses sold through doctors and those sold directly to consumers. states crack down. attorneys general in 32 states have sued the american optometric association and two of spiral 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 black from people who sought to buy lenses from other sources, despite the fact that at 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 sfx mail-order theatrical 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.

one, he spiral didn''t think they were available from any other source," "and two, he had heard they weren''t as highly controlled as those black dispensed through doctors."neither assertion is true. got on the internet and found her lenses on several web sites sfx for $35.95 for a box of six theatrical pairs. (her doctor was charging $50 a box.) says her doctor crazy told her that lenses offered by places like may have failed manufacturers'' quality checks. bausch contacts and other lensmakers say there''s no difference in quality between the lenses sold through doctors and those sold directly to consumers. states crack down. attorneys general in 32 states have sued the american optometric association and two of spiral 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 black from people who sought to buy lenses from other sources, despite the fact that at 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 sfx mail-order theatrical 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.