Comment: Policing the web

Clarification issued this week by the General Optical Council surrounding the sale and supply of optical appliances is a fantastic start in tightening up the rules surrounding the sale of contact lenses and specs on the internet.

The GOC has had to take a lot of stick from the profession and the industry over its role in policing and prosecuting those who have sought to supply optical appliances at, or beyond, the fringe of the law.

What the missive from Harley Street makes clear is that armed with unequivocal advice from its QC on the law surrounding supply it is poised to prosecute those who transgress.