How do they match: Opticians, Dispensing

  • Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.

  • Prepare work orders and instructions for grinding lenses and fabricating eyeglasses.
  • Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.
  • Fabricate lenses to meet prescription specifications.
  • Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
  • Verify that finished lenses are ground to specifications.