§ 7127 — Advertising of non-prescription ready-to-wear magnifying spectacles or glasses

§ 7127. Advertising of non-prescription ready-to-wear magnifying\nspectacles or glasses. 1. Any printed advertising for non-prescription\nready-to-wear magnifying spectacles or glasses to be sold through the\nmail also shall include the statement, "ATTENTION; READY-TO-WEAR\nNON-PRESCRIPTION GLASSES ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE PRESCRIBED\nCORRECTIVE LENSES OR EXAMINATIONS BY AN EYE CARE PROFESSIONAL.\nCONTINUOUS EYE CHECK-UPS ARE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE YOUR EYE HEALTH\nSTATUS AND VISION NEEDS." As used in this section, "non-prescription,\nready to wear magnifying spectacles or glasses" means spherical convex\nlenses, uniform in each meridian, which are encased in eyeglass frames\nand intended to ameliorate the symptoms of presbyopia. The lenses in\nsuch glasses shall be of uniform focus power in each eye and shall not\nexceed 2.75 diopters.\n 2. Any person, his or her agent or employee who shall violate any\nprovision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not\nless than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars\nfor each violation. For purposes of this section, the sale or offer for\nsale of each pair of non-prescription ready-to-wear magnifying\nspectacles or glasses which fail to meet the standards of this section\nshall constitute a violation.\n