Michael Burgess, MD

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Michael Burgess, MD @michaelcburgess

#COVID19 has increased the need for patients to order their contacts through online markets. These markets must verify the prescription, but according to the updated FTC Contact Lens Rule, companies may still verify prescriptions using automated voice calls. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2020

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Michael Burgess, MD @michaelcburgess

Despite repeated engagement from Congress, the FTC refuses to address the dangerous practice of verifying contact lens prescriptions with robocalls. It is time for Congress to include a correction to this rule in any upcoming virus relief or end-of-year legislation. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2020

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Michael Burgess, MD @michaelcburgess

This practice has caused many American to receive the wrong prescription. The use of a contact lens not prescribed and fitted by an eye doctor can lead to harmful health complications and/or permanent vision loss. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 4, 2020