Contact lenses are regulated as a medical device in the US and can only be sold in accordance with a doctor’s prescription. The FDA and FTC have overlapping regulations on contact lenses, and lack of a standardized prescription format can make verification difficult.

Federal law allows contact lens sellers to send verification requests to prescribers if the customer doesn’t have their prescription handy, but the rules around this process are strict and complicated. Our software takes care of all these details so you don’t have to.