Harry, the key to improving Opticianry in your State is education. Someone needs to take a great working model in perhaps one of the other States that has Ophthalmic courses setup already. I believe there may be some excellent Canadian models to use also. The Opticians Association here in Alberta has been a success story, as has other provinces in Canada. College courses for Opticians will help legitimize the trade of Opticianry and help sculpt its scope of practice.When I took the course 25 odd years ago, I couln't believe how indepth it was. Perhaps your State needs a guy like you to help shape the future of Opticianry.