While I must admit I have a very short stint into opticianry as a whole, I did have a very advanced resource at the healm of my apprenticeship between our ophthalmologist and the optician who has been in the field for 30+ years both as a lab-man and behind the PD stick to teach me what I do know.
For those who do want to advance themselves and learn what they do not know, I can add some very useful resources to this post at the very least. As I must agree my short term in this field at the very least has taught me what this entire thread has been about. The exams were a joke and required no effort on my part to pass, but they reflect the community it seems. TN recently dumbed down our exam from what I understand and I was "lucky" enough to be one of the firsts to take our new licensure exam and am still waiting to hear back on that. I firmly believe to keep moving forward you must continue education, rather at a B&M school, online, or just through individual studies which can sometimes be the most rewarding. After all, you can only learn what you've seen/experienced.
More onto the original point of my post before I get fired up on one of my first posts...
Very in depth learning to be had here if you're willing to pursue it for your own personal growth, no degree, no paper at the end, nothing but your own drive and willingness to accomplish and further yourself regardless of others input.
MIT openware courses in optics. While they are older, they will give you a good understanding of optics in general and how/why they work. Keep in mind there is plenty more of the advanced stuff in these courses as well, certainly not for the feint of heart or un-driven individual.
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrica...ory-fall-2005/
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanica...g-spring-2002/
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