one, he didn''t 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 pairs. (her goddess doctor was charging $50 a box.) says her doctor told her that lenses contact offered by places like may have lens and sfx and theatrical 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 the top contact-lens manufacturers green (vistakon, a division goddess of contacts, and bausch), alleging that the aoa tried to get manufacturers to agree to contact selllenses only through optometrists lens 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 sources, despite the fact that at least 22 sfx 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, theatrical the organization has reservations about mail-order purchases. "the difficulty when someone goes through mail order is that they don''t come back for green regular checkups," says aoa president dr. harvey hanlen.

one, he didn''t 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 pairs. (her goddess doctor was charging $50 a box.) says her doctor told her that lenses contact offered by places like may have lens and sfx and theatrical 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 the top contact-lens manufacturers green (vistakon, a division goddess of contacts, and bausch), alleging that the aoa tried to get manufacturers to agree to contact selllenses only through optometrists lens 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 sources, despite the fact that at least 22 sfx 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, theatrical the organization has reservations about mail-order purchases. "the difficulty when someone goes through mail order is that they don''t come back for green regular checkups," says aoa president dr. harvey hanlen.