Opticians | What Do They Do?

Opticians typically do the following:

• Receive customers’ prescriptions, which ophthalmologists and optometrists have written, for eyeglasses or contact lenses
• Take measurements of customers’ eyes, such as the width or thickness of their corneas
• Help customers choose eyeglass frames and lens treatments, such as tints or nonreflective coatings, based on their vision needs and style preferences
• Create work orders for ophthalmic laboratory technicians, providing information about the lenses needed
• Make adjustments to finished eyeglasses to ensure a good fit
• Repair or refit broken eyeglass frames
• Educate customers about eyewear—for example, showing them how to care for their contact lenses
• Do business tasks, such as maintaining sales records, keeping track of customers’ prescriptions, and ordering inventory