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Ban online sale of prescription eyeglasses.

Created by J.C. on July 09, 2014

I request that the sale of prescription eyeglasses from online retailers should be outlawed. There is no regulations on or quality control for eyeglasses purchased online. Those who sell and distribute prescription glasses spend years training and must follow many government regulations and keep up certain standards, however the online retailers can operate with impunity. More than half of prescription eyeglasses ordered online do not meet ANSI. standards. This also negatively affects those with professional training in the field. Basically the people who are trying to meet the standards given by the government are being undercut by those who are held to no standard, so why do the regulations exist if they only apply to those who spend the time and effort receiving the training & licens

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