Contact Lenses

Contact Lenses

The sale and supply of Contact Lenses is governed by the 1989 Optician's Act http://www.optical.org/en/about_us/legislation/opticians_act.cfm

More advice can be sought at https://www.aop.org.uk/advice-and-support/policy/campaigns/zero-powered-contact-lenses

It is illegal to sell or supply contact lenses without being a qualified Optician.

The relevent section of the act is the description of the "Seller" :

(i) includes any person who supplies the optical appliance or, as the case may be, the zero powered contact lens whether or not payment is made to him for the supply;

Therefore unless the Freegler offering contact lenses is an Optician, it would be illegal.

Contact Lens Solutions

Robert, Leeds, conducted some local research and concluded that contact lens solution isn't something that should be offered or requested on our groups.

See https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FreegleUK-Central/conversations/topics/59612 for message posted on Central.

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