What Opticians Do

Every time I go job shadowing there is a recurring question that people never fail to ask, “Why do you want to be an optometrist?” Nowadays, we live in an age where generally much of the population are attached to screens. When one watches videos online the typical resolution preference is 720p or higher, and when one comes across a video

However, whilst optometrists could manage these conditions, they had to always record the clinical situation and the advice that was given to the patient within the patient’s record, as well as making the patient’s medical practitioner aware of what action was taken. This is to ensure good practice and to legally protect ourselves, as well as being a GOC requirement. “The decision whether to manage or refer is currently based on the judgement of the optometrist, taking into account the patient’s personal circumstances and clinical needs”. (Needle, J.

Individuals that wear glasses should ensure that there prescription is correct and there glasses are clean and free from any marks, care providers can

Each of these titles represent duties that a medical office specialist might be asked to perform. The smaller the practice the more likely it is that the person in this position will be responsible for

I also spoke with nurse Fran to ascertain if your eye glasses are considered an authorized medical

A. Eyepiece – transmits and magnifies the image from the objective lens to the eye.

Sof-Optics is a small (specialty-niche) player in a $155M contact-lens market. (Three competitors occupy 75% of this market (Bausch + Lomb (51%), American Optical (14%), Continuous Curve (10%); approximately twenty players (including Sof-Optics’ ~3%) occupy the remaining 25%.) This consumer space is already appreciable in size (~5M contact-lens wearers in 1980), and promises exponential growth in future years (only 10% of ~50M prospective lens-wearers in America have even tried soft contact lenses).

Lenscrafters created systems and utilize others programs to increase their growth and overall company advancement. The system that was put in place helped the company bottom line based on the growth in the international and domestic market. They combine both systems and improved the ability to share information. The technology approach helped within manufacturing. The company grew geographical due to speed that streamed from their technology sources. Digital technology has transformed the eye exam given by new tools. has taken it step further and used it within the physical location. They currently have vision profiler, lens profiler, and digital retinal scan.

Eyes play a major role in our everyday lives therefore diagnosing sight defects, eye diseases, prescribing glasses and contact lenses and checking the general health of the eye is extremely important for individuals in ensuring their vision is adequate. To become a successful professional optometrist, one requires many personal and professional skills, qualities and values these include; communication skill to talk to patients, positive attitude, self-enthusiasm, critical thinking and decision making and patience when working with children. The eye is our connection to the outside world it allows us to interpret and view the space around us. Optometrist highly contribute to society through diagnosing and treating eye problems or diseases

My drawing of the cracked eye doctor equipment shows how I view the world. Last year, I was in the hospital for a deadly infection that made me go blind in my left eye. I ended up getting a life saving cornea transplant and it got rid of the disease so I could leave the hospital and go back to living my normal life. As well as curing my infection, it also restored some of the sight to my left eye, but I am still legally blind with my glasses on. The broken lense of the eye equipment conveys that no doctor or glasses can fix my eyesight, but the lense is only cracked, so if you were to look through it you would see a distorted image, much like how I see. Also, only the left eye lense is cracked, the other one is perfectly fine, which shows that

Exam lanes include a number of pieces and tools to diagnose various conditions, prescribe corrective lenses for patients, and give detailed, descriptive reports that improve the ease of diagnosis while reducing the margin of error. These pieces range from the seat where patients sit for the exam to the slit lamp, visual acuity system, and more in-depth pieces designed to measure and test parts of the eye.

While Mina was shadowing me, he asked questions when he had them while watching my every move. He also analyzed my interaction with my patients as well as my method of filling patient records. He was always interested in learning more techniques to expand his capacity of knowledge. This is where I saw how serious he was about optometry. It is apparent to me that he has a deep, clear understanding of what an optometrist does and the inner workings of an optometry practice.

This consisted of helping on the main reception desk and therefore dealing with all sorts of matters with the patients. I was lucky enough to sit in with the optometrist in some of his appointments and observed how he did his work. During this time, I was introduced to many of the pieces of equipment

My goals from a career in optometry begin with my optometry education. My plan for attacking optometry has three phases: Phase One- General optometric education at Nova Southeastern. I want an outstanding education, supplemented by practical experience, such as that offered by The Eye Care Institute. Phase Two (a.k.a. “the chicken”)- Exposure; after a general education, I seek exposure within the field through such activities as a mission trip, service opportunities, and initial employment in a diverse setting, such as public or rural health. Within these settings, one can experience vast new cultures and the subsequent pathologies that accompany people in diverse settings, living under diverse conditions. Phase Three (“the egg”)- Specialization:

Something to keep in mind, there are two other levels of practice for eye conditions and vision, neither are medical doctors. The first is an Optometrist, a doctor of optometry is able to perform eye exams and vision tests, corrective lenses, detection of eye abnormalities, and licensed to prescribe medications for certain eye diseases. The second is an optician technician trained to design and fit eyeglass and contact