5: Lensmeter, Verification & Optician Craft
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If you want to be paid a living wage or better then you will need a set of skills that earn a living wage or better. Don’t think that getting your state license or passing the ABO should entitle you to a certain level of pay.
As mentioned in other lessons, If being an optician was easy and anyone could do it then you would not earn better than a living wage by being one.
It is your special skill set that matters. Real opticians who are successful at what they do go above and beyond the basics. They are craftspeople. They are people who care about what they do and strive to provide a unique level of service to their customers. YES even those working in a big-box store.
No one has the perfect toolbox of skills. We each have strengths and weaknesses in our talents. Just be sure that you recognize yours and work on them to be the very best. If you have the opportunity to learn a new skill, take it.
OpticianWorks is about being a highly skilled craftsperson. Being a great optician is about trying new things. Just like your mom always told you, “You will never know if you don’t try.”
You will also find that the daily life of the retail optician is a heck of a lot more fun if you get to do something interesting and new every once in awhile!
1: The Lensmeter
1: Manual & Auto Lensmeters
Lensmeters come in two styles.
Lesson 1 of 4 within section 1: The Lensmeter.
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2: What You See Inside a Lensmeter
Lesson 2 of 4 within section 1: The Lensmeter.
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3: The Parts & How to Focus the Lensmeter
Lesson 3 of 4 within section 1: The Lensmeter.
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4: How to Read Lens Powers From the Lensmeter
How to read the lensmeter power drum.
Lesson 4 of 4 within section 1: The Lensmeter.
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2: Understanding How We Work With Prism
1: Working with Prism
Introduction of Prentice’s Formula. Includes whiteboard lesson.
Lesson 1 of 4 within section 2: Understanding How We Work With Prism.
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2: How We Calculate Prism
Lesson 2 of 4 within section 2: Understanding How We Work With Prism.
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3: About Slab-Off
Slab-off is a prism technique.
Lesson 3 of 4 within section 2: Understanding How We Work With Prism.
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4: Prism Splitting
Good To Know The Basic Concept At Least
Lesson 4 of 4 within section 2: Understanding How We Work With Prism.
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3: Verification
1: Verification: Notes & Standards
Introduction to verification.
Lesson 1 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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2: Applying Standards to Jobs
How to think about using ANSI standards.
Lesson 2 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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3: Verification: Single Vision Lenses
Lesson 3 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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4: Verification: Lined Multifocals
How to verify lined multifocals.
Lesson 4 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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5: Verification: Marking Up a Progressive
“Dotting up a progressive.”
Lesson 5 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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6: Verification: Progressive Lenses
How to verify progressives.
Lesson 6 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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7: Verification: How To Step-By-Step
Complete with printable checklist
Lesson 7 of 7 within section 3: Verification.
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4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From
1: About That Special Skill Set You Have
Be something special – be a real optician
Lesson 1 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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2: All About Screws
251 listed in one catalog alone!
Lesson 2 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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3: Semi-Rimless Cord Repairs & Cheater Washer
Not as bad as it seems – most of the time.
Lesson 3 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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4: All About Nose Pads
More to the nose than meets the eye…
Lesson 4 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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5: Lenses & Frames
Not a great idea but sometimes…
Lesson 5 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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6: All About Hinges & Temples
Lesson 6 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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7: All About 3-Piece Mounts – Rimless Eyewear
Lesson 7 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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8: Frames & Lenses As Art
Or is it art as frames & lenses?
Lesson 8 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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9: Advanced Repairs – Vintage – Refurbishing
Lesson 9 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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QUIZ: Lensmeter, Verification & Optician Craft
Lesson 10 of 10 within section 4: Where The Craft In Craftsman Comes From.
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