Vancouver and Lower Mainland, BC

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coastal Contacts Inc. ("Coastal Contacts") (TSX:COA) announced today that the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the "Appeal Court") released its judgement with respect to the appeal by the College of Opticians of British Columbia (the "Opticians") seeking to overturn the ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia that was reported on April 25, 2008.