Originally Posted by
Kwill212
I can not disagree with this sentiment strongly enough. Fighting technology because it might put you out of a job is a losing battle. If the only thing separating LensCraftes from independent opticians is taking measurements by hand, the ship has sailed and is past the horizon.
Do you demand your doctor/nurse takes your blood pressure with a stethoscope and a stopwatch instead of the cuff because you like the personal touch? Imagine if you asked a roofer to only use a hammer instead of an air-nailer to shingle your roof becuase you wanted that person touch and precision. Also if you are hiring the teenager down the street(LenCrafters) to re-roof your house, it doesn't matter what tool they use. Taking measurements digitally vs by hand demonstrates nothing other than adoption of technology. I have been taking digital measurements exclusively since 2013 and in my experience it gives the impression to laypeople that everything else about the practice is more up to date and advanced. I can train a monkey to use a distometer, and I can train a monkey to use an iPad. They will arrive at the same measurements. What you do with those measurements, and what you do leading up to the measurements is what matters.
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