How do they match: Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

  • Glass Cutter
  • Glass Frame Fitter
  • Glass Silverer
  • Artificial Glass Eye Maker
  • Hand Glass Cutter
  • Lens Fabricating Machine Tender
  • Optical Goods Drilling Machine Operator

  • Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.

  • Lay out lenses and trace lens outlines on glass, using templates.
  • Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines.
  • Remove lenses from molds and separate lenses in containers for further processing or storage.
  • Set dials and start machines to polish lenses or hold lenses against rotating wheels to polish them manually.
  • Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses, flats, blanks, or other precision optical elements.

  • Shape glass or similar materials.