Interesting quote. Thanks.
Opticianry is dying a slow death because as a 'profession' it is not contributing very much new knowledge to science. How many optician studies are being funded conducted at the university level? Probably none.
Opticians should try and develop doctoral level programs so that they can train researchers to further their knowledge base. If they do not evolve and increase their knowledge base, they will slowly become extinct.
In the future, I see optician programs being rolled into optometric programs as technical assistant programs to allow for their survival.
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