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Eyeglasses wearers would never order lenses that didn't match their prescriptions. And yet they seem perfectly happy to don frames that weren't designed for their faces. Pick up a pair of specs in a typical optician's, and they'll probably be too narrow or too wide. They might even pinch at the nose or behind the ears. That's because frames are traditionally built for a perfectly symmetrical head. And as everyone's ears, nose and cranium are uniquely shaped, off-the-shelf glasses fit few people perfectly...
...Germans in need of new eyeglasses can have a pair made at any one of hundreds of optical boutiques or discounters. But many prefer to visit an optician at Fielmann. This is partly because Germany's largest optical chain, which sold nearly 50% of the 10.6 million pairs of spectacles purchased in the country last year, promises to match the lowest prices available. A well-known Fielmann TV ad, in classic noir style, shows a busty blonde sauntering into the office of a hard-boiled private eye. "Find an optician cheaper than Fielmann," she implores. "Forget it," the sleuth responds...
...don’t know why they would cut them down,” Neil Cohen, an optician whose office is across from the island, said in an interview. “They’re not in the way of anything...
...shielding your eyes from harmful rays. As any rock star navigating through a gloomy interior in shades can attest, dark specs are an accessory rated as much for style as function. Cool hunters who find the usual arrangement of frames and lenses passé may find Belgian optician Theo's Meshes and Laces Collection an exciting alternative. A filigree of fine, highly malleable stainless steel wraps around the face, or can be worn atop the head as a diadem. Men are likely to opt for the more masculine latticework of the Antwerp Mesh, while women might prefer the Bruges Lace...
...should have done them anyway, I know") in hopes of getting his own kit. His parents finally gave him part of a set -- made by a toy manufacturer and retailing for $15 -- at which young Larry happily flailed away until his father, an environmental-health inspector and part-time optician, suggested he try to get a group together. "You are not going to get anywhere," the senior Mullen pointed out, "if you continue playing on your...