Eye Doctors Don’t Like Seeing Alternatives: New at Reason

The internet can increase options for consumers, but interest groups look for government restrictions to protect them from competition.

John Stossel writes:

I just got new glasses—without going to an optometrist.

It’s another innovation made possible by the internet.

Going to an optometrist can be a pain. You have to leave work, get to an optometrist’s office, sit in a waiting room and then pay an average of $95 (in my town). But I got a prescription for just $50—without leaving my computer.

This is possible thanks to a company called Opternative (“optometry alternative”). The company claims its online test is just as good as an in-person eye exam.

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