Independent ECPs raise soft GL prices 1.3% in 2008.

The article reports on the recent data from ABB CONCISE's Soft Lens Retail Price Monitor, which states that independent eyecare professionals (ECPs) raised retail prices of 20 leading soft contact lens brands a weighted average of 1.3% during 2008 in the U.S. Of the 20 brands included in the analysis, it notes that the average ECP pricing rose for 18 brands during 2008, while pricing decreased for two brands.