The American Optometric Association, CooperVision and Johnson & Johnson have joined forces to create the Healthcare Alliance for Patient Safety, a strategic alliance designed to advocate for maintaining the integrity of the doctor-patient relationship throughout the U.S.
At the same time that CooperVision announces its partnership with the Healthcare Alliance for Patient Safety, we also look ahead to World Health Day 2018. An initiative of the World Health Organization, World Health Day will be celebrated on April 7th this year.
As we look ahead to 2018 and a potential ruling on the proposed changes to the Contact Lens Rule, we commit to our customers that we will remain vigilant in our efforts to advocate for and partner with eye care providers for the protection of all contact lens patients.
CooperVision, as well as the AOA, the Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety and other groups continue to remind ECPs to speak out against proposed changes to the Contact Lens Rule. The proposed changes to the rule remain under review and open to public comment.
On September 5th, both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate returned to session. With the Contact Lens Rule under review and an ongoing public comment process since 2016, a final ruling on its proposed changes is expected soon.
CooperVision and the Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety have worked tirelessly to encourage ongoing review of the Contact Lens Rule in the interest of preserving the doctor-patient relationship and encouraging safe contact lens dispensing practices. This year, the Contact Lens Rule underwent a mandatory internal review by the Federal Trade Commission.
CooperVision remains committed to advocating for the profession of optometry. Our ongoing efforts, both individually and as a part of the Coalition for Patient Vision Care Safety, speak to one primary goal: the preservation of the doctor-patient relationship for the protection of the contact lens consumer.
