SC Supreme Court upholds ban of online eye exams for glasses, contact lenses

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: January 21, 2026

Words: 858

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolinians who wear glasses or contact lenses will have to continue getting fitted for a new prescription at a professional’s office.

The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a ban of online vision tests does not violate the state constitution.

The court’s ruling closed out a nearly decade-old lawsuit filed by Visibly, a Chicago-based telehealth company, formerly known as Opternative, which uses software that conducts vision tests over a person’s …

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