From your article, his group tried to get lens implants classified as drugs making them subject to FDA regulation.

And the FDA had already decided to ban them until there was a public outcry that drove Congress to override the FDA. That's in the article too.

No, it is not. The FDA wanted it's use ruled "experimental" meaning it would need to go through more rigorous testing before being available.

So this quote isn't in the article or the person who wrote the article is a liar? Gotcha.

"Even though the FDA had already made up its mind to ban IOLs, the directive came down from Congress that you can study IOLs, but you can't ban them."

He was directly asked if the hearings could have potentially killed IOL's and replied

>they were shooting very hard for control. They said intraocular lenses are drugs and the FDA needed to control drugs

He is one man giving his opinion on what the opposing side was thinking during a debate over thirty years ago. The FDA likely had legimate reasons to continue their fight, they aren't actively hoping people can't see.