A judge has ordered Vision Direct to pay over £60,000 after the General Optical Council achieved a successful prosecution against the company for illegal sales of contact lenses.
As reported on the Optician website last Tuesday, Vision Direct pleaded guilty to six offences of selling CLs without a valid specification and without the supervision of a registered doctor or optician at the September 3 hearing at Hendon Magistrates Court.
Sale and supply of optical appliances are regulated under the Opticians Act.
The charges dated back to 2007 when GOC solicitors carried out test purchases.
The company was fined £600 for each offence – a total of £21,600 – and ordered to pay the Council’s legal costs of £39,296.
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