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UtilityDave
If 3d printing weren't so slow - and the materials and finishes were a little more consumer friendly (There is something about the feel of nice zyl when contrasted with the feel of rough HDPE, or PLA or ABS that just makes it more appropriate for something that touches your skin all the time)
the pluses of it all point to making it easier for salespeople to fit very good quality glasses.
The minuses all point to diminishing the value of the optician. If a salesperson with no optical knowledge can sit someone in a chair for three minutes, and pop out a perfect bespoke frame - that puts a lot of real opticians at a disadvantage, no matter how skilled they are in the adjustment arts. Yeah - that patient is up the river if they have a complex problem that is beyond quick troubleshooting flow charts. But there aren't enough of those for the industry to stay how it is.
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