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Apparently EssilorLuxottica feels no need to defend its business practices. Or it understands that no reasonable defense is possible. Dahan, a chemical engineer by training, established a company called Custom Optical in after designing a machine capable of making prescription lenses appear thinner.

In short order he also was designing plastic and metal frames, and proposed to LensCrafters in that he supply the then-independent company. Buying glasses online can save you a lot of money. Both Butler and Dahan acknowledged what most consumers have long suspected: that the prices we pay for eyewear in no way reflect the actual cost of making frames and lenses.

Nowadays, he said, those same glasses at LensCrafters might cost hundreds of dollars. Butler said he recently visited factories in China where many glasses for the U. Improved technology has made prices even lower than what Dahan recalled. Shoe Corp. Dahan said things went downhill for him after that. H M S In the news. Nicholas Carlson. But the Warby founders wanted to do more than make glasses—they wanted to make good in the world, too.

We caught up with him about this vision—hear him explain how the company is addressing those goals in the video below. Watch the 60 Minutes segment about Luxottica. Go see more great tours from The Muse.