How do they match: Opticians, Dispensing

  • Determine clients' current lens prescriptions, when necessary, using lensometers or lens analyzers and clients' eyeglasses.
  • Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
  • Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as tracking inventory and sales, submitting patient insurance information, and performing simple bookkeeping.

  • Gather medical information from patient histories.
  • Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
  • Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
  • Process medical billing information.
  • Verify accuracy of patient information.