Ciba Vision sponsors ITV dating shows (intellagencia.com)
Millions being prescribed the wrong glasses (Daily Telegraph)Millions of people could be wearing the wrong glasses or contact lenses because eye tests are not being performed properly, new research suggests.
1-800 Contacts Paid Lobbyist $140,000 (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Contact lens seller 1-800 Contacts Inc. paid Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman $140,000 in the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form.
Unlicensed sellers of contact lenses targeted (Chicago Sun-Times)Beauty supply stores and flea market vendors selling cosmetic, colored contact lenses without a prescription are being told by the state to quit. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation ordered an immediate stop to such sales, which could draw penalties of $10,000.
Ciba Vision sponsors ITV dating shows (intellagencia.com)Ciba Vision’s one day contact lens brand Focus Dailies is to sponsor two new ITV shows - Holly & Fearne Go Dating and Streetmate. The sponsorship deal includes broadcast, online, and off-air licensing.
