Modern Optician is giving away his Eyeglass Dispensing Study Guide AND Contact Lens Study Guide AND Cheat Sheets so you can study to prepare for the ABO / NCLE / NACOR exams! The contest runs through 7/31/2021. You can enter here on Instagram or on Facebook – or on both to increase your odds!
I’ve been working on an ABO CE for a while now, and it is finally complete and ready for you to take! If you want to see more CE’s, visit the Continuing Education page. Take Optician Now’s free ABO CE here Course Authored By: Carissa Dunphy, ABOC, FNAO. This course is supported by an unrestricted education grant from Shamir (Optical Industry Ltd.)
Blue light is widely seen in current media yet many of the truthful facts remain unclear. Between proving medical claims, lens companies marketing their blue light products and other companies throwing out blue light scare tactics, there is a lot of information to sift through. I have personally done a lot of research on my own so I can educate my “engineer” customers. This article compiles a wide variety of information from several sources that can hopefully help you make
Enter to win Master Optician, Carrie Wilson‘s book to prep for the American Board of Opticianry Exam (NOCE). Visit the original Facebook post here or Instagram post below to find out how you can enter. View this post on Instagram GIVEAWAY ALERT! Enter to win Master Optician, @askoptigal ‘s book to prep for the American Board of Opticianry Exam (NOCE). To enter: follow the two pages hosting the giveaway: @askoptigal & @opticiannow AND tag someone in the comments
The Optical Training Institute announced that it is launching a fully-funded education grant program for eyecare professionals (ECPs). The Optician Education Grant program is being established to assist individuals in their endeavors to obtain a spectacle-dispensing certification administered by the American Board of Opticianry and National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO-NCLE). Since education is what we do, we want to support the ECP community and make education accessible to any optician who may have been impacted by COVID-19 but still has
Many Opticians and those working in the industry never see inside of a lab or even see a lens blank. I am fortunate to work in an Optometry practice where we edge lenses in house so I get to see and troubleshoot many different things. In thinking about those who may not get to see this, I thought, why not talk to someone who works both in retail and in a lab and share some knowledge. Perhaps if retail and
Most of us are spending many more hours at home during this (hopefully not too long) uncharted time. If you are still at work, you’re probably slower than usual. Let’s take this time to educate ourselves and get some continuing education credits! I’ve compiled a list of free and super-discounted online courses – most of them are free or discounted only for a limited time so be sure to take them ASAP. It’s likely that in-person CE events will be sparse
Carrie Wilson is a prominent figure in the Optician world as she is actively social online with her Master Optician expertise and business experience as she holds a Masters degree. Somehow she found the time to write a book, National Opticianry Certification Exam Preparation, all while working her ‘day job’ as the Optician: Lab liasion for Walmart, specifically as a Senior Manager of Quality Assurance. That’s an impressive mouth-full. You can see why I wanted to pick her brain! Take
I had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Lyerly and sharing some thoughts for her Podcast, Defocus Media. I shared how I got started in the industry, information about obtaining ABO certification and/or state Optician licensure and why one would want to obtain this credential. We also discussed the importance of the doctor-patient-handoff and how this is a great opportunity for many things. This episode I also share how I got involved in some industry projects, how you can
Last week I came across this question in a forum, which I have always wondered why, and leave it to the Optical Yoda, Van Rue to answer and allowed me to share: Ages ago, Cylinder was ground on the front of all lenses beginning around 1835, with sphere on the back… so Cyl was noted in plus form by Ophthalmology, since is was being formalized around this same time. However, in the early 1900’s Dr. A. Estelle Glancy and Dr.
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