Becoming an optician

I'm thinking of apprenticing to my ophthalmologist's optician, so I
can have a part-time job, as well as be able to pass the ABO NOCE
exam. My ophthalmologist's optician also grinds the lenses, so I
assume she has all the theoretical knowledge of optics as well.

Is apprenticing a good way to break into opticianry?

Dear Doug,

Excellent choice. Here is an introductory video about the office
equipment:

The Phoropter is a "mechanized" trial lens kit. But the rest is
stright-forward.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO3l0DR_y_Q

In your basic optical analysis, remember that the eye has a nominal
length of 24 mm.

The OD community is still working to get the optical length to match
the physical length.


Enjoy,




On Aug 20, 9:40*pm, douglas <protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm thinking of apprenticing to my ophthalmologist's optician, so I
> can have a part-time job, as well as be able to pass the ABO NOCE
> exam. My ophthalmologist's optician also grinds the lenses, so I
> assume she has all the theoretical knowledge of optics as well.
>
> Is apprenticing a good way to break into opticianry?

On Aug 20, 8:08*pm, Salmon Egg <Salmon...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> In article
> <cf9a2b1c-6a1f-4976-ac3e-b63d1e6d4...@v23g2000pro.googlegroups.com>,
>
> *douglas <protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm thinking of apprenticing to my ophthalmologist's optician, so I
> > can have a part-time job, as well as be able to pass the ABO NOCE
> > exam. My ophthalmologist's optician also grinds the lenses, so I
> > assume she has all the theoretical knowledge of optics as well.
>
> > Is apprenticing a good way to break into opticianry?
>
> Do you really mean grind and polish? It boggles my mind that there are
> such goings-on in an ophthalmology practice. Could you possibly mean
> edging of store bought lenses?
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Private Profit; Public Poop! Avoid collateral windfall!

No, his website says they have a lab on premises. http://www.hertzogeyecare..com/

On Aug 20, 10:48*pm, Otis <otisbr...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Doug,
>
> Excellent choice. *Here is an introductory video about the office
> equipment:
>
> The Phoropter is a "mechanized" trial lens kit. *But the rest is
> stright-forward.

Opticians don't do refraction.

Judy

On Aug 20, 9:40*pm, douglas <protoman2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm thinking of apprenticing to my ophthalmologist's optician, so I
> can have a part-time job, as well as be able to pass the ABO NOCE
> exam. My ophthalmologist's optician also grinds the lenses, so I
> assume she has all the theoretical knowledge of optics as well.
>
> Is apprenticing a good way to break into opticianry?

It depends on the licensing requirements where you live. In many
places, you need to take a 2-3 year college program which would
include some intern/apprectice time. Ask the optician what the rules
are where you live.

Judy

In article
<0be8d4b7-59b9-440d-b9a3-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Dr Judy <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Aug 20, 10:48*pm, Otis <otisbr...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Doug,
> >
> > Excellent choice. *Here is an introductory video about the office
> > equipment:
> >
> > The Phoropter is a "mechanized" trial lens kit. *But the rest is
> > stright-forward.
>
> Opticians don't do refraction.

At least not in certain countries. Still, it isn't trivial (or
stright-forward as Otis claims).

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
(E-Mail Removed)

Dear Dan,

Subject: I NEVER said that "opticians" do "refractions."

If you watched the video -- it just presented the equipmet in an OD's
office. My statement about the trial-lens set, was to describe the
true nature of a phoropter.

The phoropter makes it easier and faster, no doubt, but you can
understand the use of a "lens" and a Snellen to establish the
refractive STATE of a person by showing him a trial lens kit.

That does NOT mean he can use a trial-lens kit to prescribe.

Enjoy,



On Aug 21, 10:52*am, Dan Abel <da...@sonic.net> wrote:
> In article
> <0be8d4b7-59b9-440d-b9a3-82641dc7d...@f37g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
> *Dr Judy <mpac...@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 20, 10:48*pm, Otis <otisbr...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> > > Dear Doug,
>
> > > Excellent choice. *Here is an introductory video about the office
> > > equipment:
>
> > > The Phoropter is a "mechanized" trial lens kit. *But the rest is
> > > stright-forward.
>
> > Opticians don't do refraction.
>
> At least not in certain countries. *Still, it isn't trivial (or
> stright-forward as Otis claims).
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
> da...@sonic.net

On Aug 21, 12:51*pm, Otis <otisbr...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Dan,
>
> Subject: I NEVER said that "opticians" do "refractions."

Douglas was asking about training to become an optician; you responded
with a video about phoropters and refraction. Seemed sensible to
assume you were showing him some equipment he might use as an
optician.

Judy

On Aug 21, 10:51*am, Otis <otisbr...@embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Subject: I NEVER said that "opticians" do "refractions."

Idiot.

Dear Judy,

Your thesis is the opticians should be in total ignorance of the
equipment in and OD shop?

And Doug should be maintained that way?

Isn't that a bit arrogant?

You talk about a "Phoropter" to an optician, and you want him to ask,
"...whats that?"

Enjoy,




On Aug 21, 3:20*pm, Dr Judy <mpac...@rogers.com> wrote:
> On Aug 21, 12:51*pm, Otis <otisbr...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear Dan,
>
> > Subject: I NEVER said that "opticians" do "refractions."
>
> Douglas was asking about training to become an optician; you responded
> with a video about phoropters and refraction. *Seemed sensible to
> assume you were showing him some equipment he might use as an
> optician.
>
> Judy