Chris Ryser was often mocked by some OptiBoarders when he gave us various ‘heads-up’ warnings over the years regarding finance and the state of the optical marketplace. And I would have loved to hear...
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Chris Ryser was often mocked by some OptiBoarders when he gave us various ‘heads-up’ warnings over the years regarding finance and the state of the optical marketplace. And I would have loved to hear...
You might check out 'Slabs-Plus' in Florida for custom slab-off.
I don't think it appropriate to make a recommendation for a school that you have not personally attended.
The wheel calculator that comes with a distometer would show a 6mm compensated Rx increase for OD of about -1.00 at -12.00 and over -2.00 increase in OS for -18.00, so yes... a qualified optician...
You are indeed mistaken.
Look in your textbook for placing Rx powers on an optical or power cross. Think protractor, a 1/2 circle with 0 degrees at bottom right, 090 degrees at vertical and 180...
On a spherical RGP lens, if your have only a few radiuscope mires on the spherical base curve clear at the same time, the surface is warped.
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February 26th , 2020 registration deadline for our BC College of Optics ‘pilot-project’ has now passed, and no new registrations will be considered for our March 16th 6-month OPTICIAN/CONTACT LENS...
You might consider donating these CLs to NFOS opticianry schools that teach CL fitting in your area.
Incorrect school website address is now corrected... www.bccollegeofoptics.ca
REMINDER: March 16th classes are less than 2-months away.
"Is there anything else you would consider to make adaptation easier and these specs more comfortable for this little one?
You might consider cable temples.
BC College of Optics (BCCO) is starting a pilot-project for training new Opticians/Contact Lens Fitters in all USA un-licensed States only, and we will discount our 6-month opticianry program tuition...
BC College of Optics Optician/Contact Lens Fitter training... is available March 16th, 2020.
BC College of Optics (BCCO) is celebrating its 36th-year of training students in Dispensing and...
Basic ABO is an open-challenge exam which provides a good-looking certificate on the wall and may get you a slight increase in pay.
But you will not qualify as a licensed and certified...
Yes, but to be more precise, the sphere power here is exactly 0.00D or plano.
Also, always place a 0 in front of a decimal... -.25 becomes -0.25 and @ is not the same as X for axis location....
See Post #17.
“If we teach today like we taught yesterday,
we rob our students of tomorrow” –John Dewey
Google it!!
Go down to my Post #1 below for a more comprehensive answer, and also read my other thread dated May 13, 2019 in this same Canadian Forum. 2-year ASSOCIATES DEGREE... pre-requisites...
"It's all about optical competencies", all of which are listed in the National Competencies for Canadian Opticians document found in the NACOR website. For the past 35-years BC College of Optics...
You don't know my affiliation with BC College of Optics??
CEO and Founder.
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I suggest you purchase Ellen Stoner's excellent book 'Optical Formulas'.
September 9th is right around the corner.
If you’re still on the fence about making the trip to Vancouver for our 6-months of Optician/Contact Lens Fitter training remember that those coming from...
My post had a date typo... it should have read 1967 and not 1997 (since corrected). I completed Toronto high school in 1966-67 and my buddy planned on going to a 3-year Optometry College of Toronto....