Newly honoured contact lens entrepreneur Ron Hamilton has insisted that the online sale of contact lenses has been restricted by regulators but will one day become more mainstream.
Hamilton collected a CBE for services to the contact lens industry this month after being included in the Queen's New Year's Honours list (News 13.01.12).
He said: 'My work of applying internet technology to sales/supply is not yet mainstream optics but, in time, the benefits of being able to manage a massive database of real-life wearer experiences will, I hope, convert the sceptics.
'I believe that the same technology, similarly applied to other healthcare products, will prove to be a major contributor to more affordable healthcare in the future. Where optics could have led, the regulatory process could, in my experience, only attempt to restrict. However, one day I might be asked to present a "paper" but I doubt it will be by the GOC.'
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