Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologist or optometrists. Opticians help the customer’s select eyeglasses frames and then measure their faces so that the correct size frames can be ordered. They also measure the distance between the corneas of the eyes so that the lenses may be correctly filtered in the frames.

Average Salary: $19,000-$40,000

Educational Requirements:  Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry. A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin training as an optician. There are two types of training programs.    

                                                               Student Success Statement
"No student ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him/her; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."
                                              Charles Kendall Adams, American Historian.
I think this is true because it is what you have achieved and all the excellent things you have done or accomplished. It is not what you are required to do that helps, it is your determination that will help you achieve and greatness  of ultimate distinction.
 

                                          Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Optical laboratory technicians grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologist or optimists. Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are grounded and polished lenses into eyeglass frames and, depending upon where they work, fit the frames to the patients.

Average Salary:$15,000-$20,000

Educational Requirements:  A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin optical laboratory training. Training programs last between six months and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges.  

                                                           Student Success Statement
                   "Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing"                                                                                              Chick Moorman
   I believe this is true because it means you are choosing the right and your rather being honored and fair to others.

                                                                  Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibility:  Ophthalmologist are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and diseases. They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceuticals and corrective eyeglasses lenses. When necessary they must perform surgery.   

Average Salary: $90,000-$150,000

Educational Requirements: Only physicians may study to become ophthalmologists. After completing medical school and an internship, an ophthalmologist must then complete a three to five year residency in an approved ophthalmology program. After passing the programs you must be given a test to be certified. 

                                                         Student Success Statement
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."
                                                           Henry Ward Beecher
I because you choose your own expectations and you responsible of making your standards high.

                                                          Ophthalmic Technician  

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmic technicians or technologists help ophthalmologists collect data and measurements to allow the correct diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and problems.  They work at hospitals, clinics, or for ophthalmologists in private practice.                         

Ø  Performing simple eye exams

Ø  Assisting with eye surgery

Ø  Explaining diagnostic and treatment procedures to patients.

Average Salary:  $14,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements:  Students will need a high school diploma (or GED certificate) and two years of college prior to beginning ophthalmic training programs. This class can take up to 2 years to complete.