The Contact Lens Council (CLC) is a non-profit organization serving as an educational resource on vision correction for consumers. The primary goal of the CLC is to promote the safe use of contact lenses. The CLC's toll-free information line, 800-884-4CLC, and its website, www.contactlenscouncil.org, provide opportunities for both current and prospective contact lens consumers to learn about the variety of lens options available to meet their vision and lifestyle needs.
Through the use of a comprehensive website, a consumer brochure, and the toll-free number, the media has been turning to the Contact Lens Council as an invaluable source of contact lens wear and care information. The CLC also distributes press releases and new information on the use and wear of contact lenses and solutions to over 7500 newspapers nationwide, as well as numerous major magazines, television and radio stations. More than 4,000 eyecare professionals across the United States use CLC consumer brochures to distribute to their patients.
Advisory members of the CLC include: The American Optometric
Association, Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists, and
the Contact Lens Society of America. The CLC is sponsored by and
works closely with the Contact Lens Institute (CLI), a trade
association that includes as members Alcon Laboratories, Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)
, Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, Biocompatibles, CIBA Vision, Coopervision, and
Vistakon (a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.).
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problem or disease. If you have or suspect you may have any health
problem, you should consult your health care provider.
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