Prescription needed: Confiscated contact lenses on display during a press conference at the MDA office in Cyberjaya. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has banned the online sale of optical devices and contact lenses on e-commerce platforms to protect the health and safety of users’ vision, says its chief executive Dr P. Muralitharan.
He said optical devices and contact lenses are regulated under the Medical Devices Act 2012 (Act 737) and must meet all registration requirements under the same law before they can be imported and marketed.
