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Can you sell unused contacts from a 90 Pack of Focus Dalies? Could I just come on to Lens 101 and say "Hey, I've got 84 of a 90 pack of Focus Dailies with such-and-such prescription. I'll sell them to you cheap!"
Is that legal? |
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Because there are legalities and specific guidelines in selling contact lenses, this is not the place to sell your unused lenses.
Contact lenses are medical devices and sales are strictly regulated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). The FDA also requires a valid prescription and without FDA approval it’s against the law to sell or distribute contact lenses. I hope this information is helpful for you. Lens 101 - Administrator Last edited by Lens 101 - Administrator; 02-02-2009 at 01:01 PM.. |
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My first impression is that an improper prescription probably wouldn't give the wearer better vision, and the improper lenses probably wouldn't be worn. ![]() Maybe it's more of a general FDA regulation. Last edited by Ricardo; 03-31-2009 at 09:38 AM.. Reason: wording |
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Nope. Buying contact lenses from some random stranger on the Internet is far too risky for me. I'll just get them from my eye doctor. |
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I think we've made it clear that buying contacts on line from a non-medical source is a bad idea, and probably illegal. Joeyrosschandler, I like the skull and crossbones.
Rkeinc asks a valid question, too. What do you do with unopened, unused contacts that you can't use, presumably because your prescription has changed? Any chance your eye doctor will take them? |
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I have read many posts from people who have perfectly good sealed but no longer needed contact lenses due to having had surgery or prescription change etc. and though there were some agencies that initially accepted and were grateful to receive such donations they were very short lived because of regulations and the lens being a medical device. I do know that the Lions Club has always and continues to accept used eye glasses for donation to a needy person with the same or at least close prescription but then again eye glasses are not considered medical devices it is possible to purchase readers or sunglasses in stores. The only option I came up with for unused lenses when my rx changed was to donate them to my eye doctors office as they can certainly use them as samples but then they would still be prescribed or given to a person with supervision of an eye care professional with instructions for use. Why waste them!
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I did donate my unused lenses to my optician at the eye doctors office and they were very happy and thanked me for them. They thought I was looking for a rebate but that was not the case as I had not even purchased them through the eye doctors opticical shop and it was longer than one month since I purchased the lenses online so they were not returnable for credit to the online source either. But at least they are able to use them as samples or maybe they can even sell completely unopened boxes I don't know but I don't like to see perfectly good things go to waste!
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After they're used, I hope they do get thrown away. ![]() |
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