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Academy fights move to deregulate cosmetic contact lenses

As cosmetic contact lenses become the latest fad among the teen set, business is moving quickly to deregulate the market. But the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is moving just as quickly to keep the government focused on patient safety.

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