"There are dozens of inexpensive ways to buy glasses online today, but getting a new eyeglass prescription is as old-school as ever," said Devindra Hardawar at Engadget. Smart Vision Labs wants to help those of us with imperfect vision to bypass the arduous process of booking an eye exam with a self-guided, smartphone-powered vision test. With SVOne Enterprise, eyeglasses stores can administer eye exams without keeping an optometrist on staff.
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