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Reality Check: 1.3 Million Middle-Class Consumers Would Be Great

Having contributed articles about sight and vision to EyeWorld magazine since 2003, I understand how much more informative the trade press can be for industry practitioners than what you pick up on the newsstand. But even the industry magazines have... ...full story at Biz Cult

from Biz Cult on Tue, Jan 06 2009

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