It wasn't meant to be a joke. We looked at it as a stepping stone to obtaining mandatory licensure. A lot of work went into getting us even voluntary. It also required more than many licensed states to maintain ( ABOC + 10 hr's ABO approved CE's every 2 years, 20 if you were dual registered (CL and spectacle).
Many of us had hoped Opticians in our state would realize that if they helped by participation, we may be able to gain mandatory licensure. Some of us have spent thousands of our own dollars and countless hours at the state capitol pursuing just that. We had zero support from any of our National Opticians organizations ( thanks a lot for that!
) But opticians, on a whole, are a lazy bunch. To many that use that title, this is only a job, not a career, just a pay check. They no more want to further their knowledge base than learn fire walking.
Now then, there are some extremely talented Opticians in our state that I would put up against the highest standards and knowledge base of anywhere, but they are the minority. As far as I'm concerned, at this point, I give up on the rest of those folks and will gladly throw them under the bus when a client comes in with glasses made shoddily by them. Good luck Texas Opticians! You're on your own....
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