1-800 CONTACTS, Inc., (NASDAQ:CTAC) today announced that it has engaged Sonenshine Partners for a strategic review of its ClearLab subsidiary.  

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1-800 CONTACTS offers consumers an attractive alternative for obtaining replacement contact lenses in terms of convenience, price and speed of delivery.   Through its easy-to-remember, toll-free telephone number, "1-800 CONTACTS" (1-800-266-8228), and its Internet web site, http://www.1800contacts.com/ , the Company sells almost all of the popular brands of contact lenses. 1-800 CONTACTS offers products at competitive prices, while delivering a high level of customer service.   ClearLab develops and manufactures a wide range of disposable contact lens products and distributes these lenses in markets outside of the United States. More information about ClearLab can be found at its website, http://www.clearlab.com/.

Sonenshine Partners is a leading independent investment bank focused on providing integrated strategic, financial and corporate advisory services.  The firm was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York City.