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Sells you clarity for a living, then charges extra for the frames that hide it.
means A professional who fits and dispenses eyeglasses and contact lenses based on a prescription, measuring your face and vision to get the lenses right.
from Built from 'optic' (relating to the eye or sight), which traces back to Greek 'optikos,' from 'ops' meaning eye — the same root lurking in words like 'optic nerve' and 'synopsis.' The '-ian' suffix, the same one that turns 'music' into 'musician,' was tacked on to name the practitioner. The word crystallized in the 1680s as lens-grinding and spectacle-making grew into a recognized trade, separate from the physicians who diagnosed eye disease.
- not a doctor
- cannot diagnose eye disease, only fits lenses
- vs optometrist
- optometrists test eyes, opticians fulfill the prescription
- markup magic
- frame markups often exceed 500 percent retail
- ancient roots
- spectacle making traced back to 13th century Italy