Opticians lack identity. Basic certification without practical testing is to blame. Title protection useless.
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Opticians lack identity. Basic certification without practical testing is to blame. Title protection useless.
Opticianry has an identity problem. We are not the big boxes or the online sellers nor the employee that multitasks as a receptionists and files insurance. We wanted to refract because it was hard to...
If you are an independent Optician there is no need to refract. In Florida it was a dream but with technology and telemedicine it is cheaper and more efficient to do teleoptometry. It is well taken...
I think Opticians should know about refraction but performing a refraction is simply not worth the time of the optician. I would rather have a refracting service or an OD doing it so I can...
The od must be the owner. If it is not owned by an od or omd, the od must be employed by the corporation. Optometrist legally cannot be employed by corporations in florida. So it is bull that the od...
[QUOTE=fjpod;549260]There are many aspects to this issue that are not part of the conversation.
It may not be legal for unlicensed individuals (or improperly licensed individuals) to administer...
[QUOTE=fjpod;549260]There are many aspects to this issue that are not part of the conversation.
It may not be legal for unlicensed individuals (or improperly licensed individuals) to administer...
Optometry and Opticianry will embrace telemedicine and it will be an important part of their practices. The industry will turn into thumprint technology in which refractions and lenses will be based...
Sorry Guys its been a week of hell.
The problem in any lab is not that essential people are gone.... but failure from management to have the guts to assign a full time (i.e.) a drill person and a back up person. Quality goes away when...
A perfect exam besides the automated refraction should have a non contact tonometer, a digital slit lamp, a pupillographer, a visual field machine, a non mydiatric retinal camera... an a doctor...
Invest in your future. Look at the income that you are going to generate if you obtain the certification and the improvements its going to make for your employer. Obviously if your employer demands...
The other value of a Florida licensed optician is self employment. Without the license you cannot. Don't cut yourself short if you are planning Florida, get the license. License gives you more value...
Opticians need to have a very good education. Without college education the optician may never know that what he is doing is wrong. Without education I could not be successful in my optical. Private...
Will Eye-wear be included in the new healthcare plan?
You are essentially right. Old Big cities where the majority of the population lives require a license. The original question of this post was the combination of optometry boards with opticianry....
I think you can view it differently.
1. What you are seeing is the end result of anti opticianry legislation blocking efforts by optometry (30 yes or so) initially and later joined by the big...
Licensure is required in any job that deals with health. Would you buy eyeglasses for your toddler online? If you are an adult you will take the risk. Vision is an adaptable sense because your brain...
The problem with this from the OD view is that they are losing control of their board sharing it with opticians with equal footing in decision making. I'll bet the ophthalmologist on the board is a...
In all legislated professions this is what is going to happen. The fact remains that you are still under the authority of a board. Not a bad thing that it is combined since the optometrists have an...
Depending on state regulation, I guess you can do it up to shy of 1 year from last eye exam. If the patient yields 20/20 with spectacles and the anterior segment looks good...then schedule the...
Same old story of protectionism. The reality is that technology is and will continue to evolve. Standard not based on b&m ods finances but on the idea of patients safety. Instead of refraction how...
Technology is awesome and scary. I cannot understand why ODs and Opticians are so afraid. Optometrists should realize by now that independent opticians are less than 8% if not less of their...
ODs will shoot themselves in the foot one more time by not embracing technology.
CNG
It seems illogical to be part of that discussion in a close group like that. Personal facebook accounts are linked to business accounts and it only takes a few disgruntled ods to ruin a perfectly...