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Optical Training Resources
For Eye Care Professionals

Factoids

Of the over 67,000 opticians designing, manufacturing
and dispensing eyewear, less than half have any formal
certification or licensure. -- U.S. Department of Labor

When Opticians relate to consumers as customers,
it often has an adverse impact on the relationship.
When consumers order their prescription eyewear, they
should invariably be served as Patients, never customers.
Customers receive merchandise. Patients receive health care.

Points To Ponder

"Opticianry is ultimately defined by how well the eyewear makes
contact with the Patient, not by the number of Customers served.
For the truly skilled Optician, the standard of care must include
a customized design and hands-on fitting of eyewear on each
Patient. Our mission is to re-humanize the dispensing
of prescription eyewear." -- Opticians For Change

"There is no right or wrong way to dispense eyewear.
There is only the Patient's way. Therefore, take as much time
as needed to customize their eyewear." -- Hari S. Bird, Optician

"Hands-on-the-patient dispensing is a soon-to-be lost art and craft. If the
trend to the narrower and strictly retail approach to ophthalmic service
continues its pace, a) The marketing of ready-to-wear, over-the-counter,
and Web-source eyewear will continue to flourish; b) Hands-on-the-patient
dispensing skills and services will disappear; c) Patients will continue to
suffer from substandard quality of service; and d) Prescription eyewear
will continue to be delivered by an ever increasing number of unskilled
dispensers. The fact is that the majority of today's eyewear dispensing
professionals require major upgrading in their skills without which they will
become increasingly irrelevant to the eyecare industry." -- Hari S. Bird, Optician

An Optician is a skilled Health Care Professional.

A skilled Optician takes as much time as needed to fit eyewear.

Intermediate and Advanced Dispenser Workshops

The Association of Technical Opticians

The Fundamentals of Progressives

Using The Y-Stick For Fitting PALs

The Basic Refraction Procedures

44 Tips For Dispensing Opticians

The Basics of Aspheric Lenses

The Principles of AR Coatings

The Dangers of Night Driving

Free Online Training Videos

How To Transpose The Rx

The Basics of Lens Design

The Basics of Lens Power

The Basics of Lens Form

ABO/NCLE Exam Prep

1Plus1Equals11.com

Free Online Courses
for Eye Care Professionals
by Opticians For Change

Whatever happened to old-fashioned
Hands-on-the-Patient Opticianry?

Contact Lens Care and Compliance

The Rap on Wrap-arounds

Sunwear Is Not An Option

Hands-on Frame Fitting

Anti-Reflection Coatings

Books, lectures and tests can take an Optician's skills only so far.

It is time for direct, touch-and-feel, Hands-on-the-Patient training to happen.
Only one-on-one craftsmanship training does this. It cannot be learned virtually.

HANDS-ON-THE-PATIENT WORKSHOP TRAINING AVAILABLE HERE
"Opticianry is defined by how well the eyewear fits the patient."

American Board of Opticianry accredited and Florida State Board approved workshops
for Intermediate and Advanced Level Opticians in Hands-on-the-Patient Frame Fitting
are currently being offered under the sponsorship of POF, the Professional Opticians of
Florida. Those professionals interested in attending similar workshops should inquire here.