So, I have been in the optical business for 13 years. Still like what i am doing for the most part, but am getting to a point where i am wanting to do something more high tech. Like working for an advanced optics company making optical mirrors and complex lenses. However, i don't really know where to start. I ordered the ABO Advanced study book so i can at least have that certificate under my belt. A question for those of you who have been in this business for a long time and work for lens manufacturers and labs. Did you start as an optician and this was just the logical next step for your career? Did you get bored with what you were doing? I just feel like i've hit a plateau and am trying to feel out other avenues in this wide open business. I have no desire to get back into management, or work at a box store. I am the sole optician at an independant optical practice. Short of going back to college to get a degree in advanced optics, what can you suggest as an alternative to getting into another segment of this business?
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