Length of prescription?!


Question: In U.S., are corrective lens prescriptions valid for one year in all states or are they different state to state? Federal control or state control?

Answers: In U.S., are corrective lens prescriptions valid for one year in all states or are they different state to state? Federal control or state control?
A prescription is valid for one year in the US all the states are the same, because it is regulated by the FDA which is a federal not a state organization.
The FDA actually says eyeglass prescriptions are good for 2 years unless otherwise noted. Contact lens prescriptions are only good for 1 year.


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