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    Are the salaries for Opticians higher in licensed...

    Are the salaries for Opticians higher in licensed states, or are they about same as unlicensed states? Has the compensation for Opticians increased significantly in the last 10 years? If not why not?...
  2. I feel that CE credits are effective online and...

    I feel that CE credits are effective online and in person also. Over the years I have done more in person. That being said I would say at least half of the CE credits should be allowed online. I have...
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    Featherweight Plus

    The featherweight plus lens that is marketed by lenscrafters is a aspheric polycarbonate lens. Polycarbonate lenses have an index of refraction of 1.59. The lens with an index of refraction of 1.67...
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    Tricked into ophthalmic optics

    A long time ago in New York some of the high schools would send recruiters out to the jr. high school to try and encourage the students to go to their high school. One of these recruiters came to my...
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    Training not as good in Georgia

    I am glad to hear that the opticians in Canada are getting adequate training. I wish I could say the same thing for my neck of the woods. Here you can see a person in a fast food place one week and...
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    Better training needed.

    I do not know about the tests or the books, but the competency level of 80% of the opticians that I come across definitely needs to be increased. Technically they are not up to par. The art of...
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    If the magazines were to publish something other...

    If the magazines were to publish something other than news about the optical business I would like like articles on how to reduce the cost of health insurance for both employers and independent...
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    Cole was indeed competition to Lenscrafters. At...

    Cole was indeed competition to Lenscrafters. At the present time the location that I am at is not being closed. What I was trying to do with my post was to get a feel for what was going on in the...
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    I would never complain about eliminating...

    I would never complain about eliminating inefficiency. I just subscribed to theory that competition makes everybody more efficient.
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    Yes I do Work for Pearle at the present time.

    Yes I do Work for Pearle at the present time.
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    Consolidation at Luxottica chains

    It appears that Luxottica is pruning Pearle stores in the Atlanta area. Is there any indication that this is going on in any other part of the country? We all know the drill, any time one company...
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