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    Hey, I've had a couple of RK patients over the...

    Hey, I've had a couple of RK patients over the years to whom that would have been a godsend, if you'll pardon the heresy.

    Amazon found there was money to be made by selling more than just books. ...
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    That's all any of us can do. Just noting the...

    That's all any of us can do. Just noting the changing terrain in which we find ourselves.
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    Something else which plays right into this...

    Something else which plays right into this discussion is those adjustable glasses sold under names like "AdLens", et al. WE can't make up an Rx for the patient, but apparently it is perfectly legal...
  4. It's a marvelous old kit with a set of trial...

    It's a marvelous old kit with a set of trial frames and lenses, very useful in showing an emerging presbyope how a progressive will actually work. It came out when Varilux Comfort reigned supreme,...
  5. I'm coming at this late, but I'm in need of one...

    I'm coming at this late, but I'm in need of one of these kits, too. Have a call in to Luzerne, but I'm not sure they will still have any. Anybody out there willing to part with one?
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    This would be worth hearing more about...

    This would be worth hearing more about...
  7. Whatever happened to the GaugeMaster, and what are we using to replace it??

    Hi, folks.... I'm just old-school enough to remember the quality inspectors at Pearle, going from shop to shop with their little tool-kits in tow. And in every one of those tool-kits was an...
  8. SUCCESS! Found a new home, this week... Thank...

    SUCCESS! Found a new home, this week...

    Thank you, all of you well-wishers, and especially to you, Fezz...
  9. Better than I expected, actually. Only problem...

    Better than I expected, actually. Only problem is that we're all grossly undervalued as professionals. I see a pay cut in my future...
  10. Career Optician available for work in Northern Delaware

    Master Optician with 24+ years of well-rounded experience, from full-service optical lab management, to general management of a retail shop, to solo dispensing for a private practice. Looking in the...
  11. BUT... it doesn't always work. I talk to my...

    BUT... it doesn't always work.

    I talk to my patients about this all the time, stressing the lifestyle-enhancing aspects of NOT having to take glasses off all the time, NOT having to hunt for a...
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    I use the Essilor labs a lot, and in about 8...

    I use the Essilor labs a lot, and in about 8 years of working with the drill-and-notch Airlocks, I never had mis-drilling issues. Sounds like a new lab is in order for sure!

    I also never had the...
  13. About the only people I recommend not getting a...

    About the only people I recommend not getting a progressive are folks with some kind of motion-sickness or vertigo issue (a real medical concern that the "swimming" effect could exacerbate). That...
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    Nice to have you with us!

    Nice to have you with us!
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    Mine is displayed, too, and I tell them that it...

    Mine is displayed, too, and I tell them that it simply means I'm serious about what I do. Gives them confidence in me.

    Having that certification did play a big part in getting my current...
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    Sadsburyville, to be exact. The guy used to be...

    Sadsburyville, to be exact. The guy used to be an OD for Wally World in Coatesville, and bragged how he'd set up shop just one mile outside his "non-compete" area -- so he could steal their...
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    LOL! I was looking for work last summer, and got...

    LOL! I was looking for work last summer, and got an interview off CraigsList. It turned out to be a good hour's drive for me (from Delaware to up near Coatesville, PA, and when I got there, the OD...
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    Nah, I look at them as a challenge. And if you...

    Nah, I look at them as a challenge. And if you can make one of them happy, you have a friend for life... along with all his/her other anal-retentive friends, of course.

    The worst one I had like...
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    Per our Essilor lab (New City), that lens is...

    Per our Essilor lab (New City), that lens is "unavailable". I just asked them about it yesterday! And they didn't give me a date on it.
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    It's not a trick I use every day... and it has to...

    It's not a trick I use every day... and it has to be a fairly adaptable patient to begin with. Just another tool in the toolbox, so to speak. ;)

    It also works better if it's a near-match in...
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    A trick I also use is to put the patient into a...

    A trick I also use is to put the patient into a short corridor for the sun pair -- even if they're wearing a normal corridor in the clear pair -- in order to maximize the crisp vision at infinity,...
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    Absolutely correct. There are many employers in...

    Absolutely correct. There are many employers in the field who are looking for someone with "experience" -- but not TOO much of it. On the other hand, depending on where you want to be, this can...
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    [QUOTE=Dvaladez;325934]:confused:i've heard that...

    [QUOTE=Dvaladez;325934]:confused:i've heard that a master optician can perform eye exams and write RX's

    is ne of that true?QUOTE]

    Some states allow opticians to do refractions, it just varies...
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    It's actually the Advanced Certification exam. I...

    It's actually the Advanced Certification exam. I took mine about 7 years ago, and it is MUCH more difficult than the regular ABO. After that, you have to write a paper (and have it accepted), and I...
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    ... or it can make pure junk look respectable. ...

    ... or it can make pure junk look respectable. :eek:
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