Contact Lens Manufacturers Association

Supporting Custom Manufactured Contact Lenses

The mission of the CLMA is to increase awareness and utilization of custom manufactured contact lenses.

The Objectives of the CLMA

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Driving progress through continuous innovation

INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE

Setting the standard in contact lens manufacturing

KNOWLEDGE SHARING

Fostering knowledge to elevate quality and expertise

PROMOTION

Expanding access to life-changing vision solutions

COLLABORATION

Cultivating strategic partnerships for a stronger industry

PRACTITIONER EDUCATION

Supporting ECP contact lens education with funding for the GPLI

What makes the CLMA unique?

The Contact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA), organized in 1961, is made up of contact lens laboratories and material, solution and equipment manufacturers in the United States and abroad.

The CLMA maintains that each member has a pivotal say in everything the CLMA does. The CLMA consistently succeeds because the combined voice and resources of its members assure its ability to accomplish what no single member could accomplish alone.

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Join this motivated and collaborative group of labs, material manufacturers, service providers & more!

Code of Ethics

Each member of CLMA agrees it will be their policy to abide by the following Code of Ethics:

  • To design and manufacture products of good quality that serves the needs of practitioners and their patients.
  • To collect and disseminate information regarding contact lenses and accessories to the public (for the betterment of public health).
  • To support and promote high standards of inspection, sampling, analysis, data, testing and consultation.
  • To meet all applicable state, FDA and other national government regulations as related to the industry.
  • To present qualifications consistent with integrity and the highest standards of our industry, and to scrupulously avoid any false, misleading and deceptive statement or advertising with respect to quality, construction or performance of products.
  • To sponsor and promulgate research related to contact lenses and accessories in hospitals, clinics, colleges and universities and among other persons or institutions.

The CLMA is proud to support its educational affiliate, the GP Lens Institute (GPLI)!