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Get well soon, drk. I wish you well.

Folks, I’m going to meet with an attorney to discuss what legislative options can be done. Hopefully, I can start the process of forming a bill that will reduce the educational requirements in states...

We can’t change the past, so we have to focus on the future. We need to resuscitate our dwindling numbers so we can make a comeback to the mainstream. The only thing we can do is lower our threshold...

Unfortunately, our leaders in the past were picking each other's noses and pocketing the money. They didn't think change was necessary since money was being made, and noses were booger-free. While...

With more Optometry schools opening up, the population is becoming more educated and we're becoming more sidelined. Unfortunately, our leaders never wanted to progress our profession and now we're...

Our leaders knew opticians were limited in regards to optometrists, so they stood still and filled their wallets as long as they could. They hoped it would be someone else's problem in the future,...

PA's operate under the medical model of care, while NP's operate under the nursing model of care. The latter is starting to infiltrate other sectors in the medical community that needs to operate...

It's all political. Optometrists generate larger revenue in the health sector than do opticians, so of course, we get the short end of the stick. That's probably why our lobbying efforts have never...

I've been contemplating the future of opticianry, and I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. I honestly think the field will be phased out in the next generation or two in exchange for...

Healthcare's in demand, so you can't go wrong with either. OP, try engineering for a few years. You made it this far, so why not. You can also become an lpn for experience.

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/65788-Bringing-Back-Relevance-To-The-Dying-Field-of-Opticianry

CNAs are a gateway for many healthcare fields, as it provides healthcare experience. You can't attend a PA program without such experience. Anyways, CNAs require education in every state, not an...

CNA or PA

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I tried becoming a PA, but I had to support the opticianry cause.

Folks, it's time for us to make change. More and more corporate entities have taken over our businesses, and have degraded the meaning of opticianry. We are not eyeglass salesmen, we are opticians....

The reason that PA is so prevalent in my mind is that I have two nephews that took the PA route. I tutored them on their prereqs, and provided whatever academic assistance I could throughout their...

Thank you all for the replies. I'm going to take some time to carefully make my decision. As of now, I'm financially stable - I'm just apprehensive of the future. My kids are beginning middle school,...

I appreciate all the replies. I currently make around $60k a year from being an optician and doing some realty. While, yes, this income is "sufficient", I expect further declines in my practice,...

I'm at the point in my life where an optician salary isn't cutting it anymore. I have spent nearly two of the best decades of my life working in a profession that I love and enjoy. Each day, I wake...

You may be right. I'm getting a bit too carried away with future technology:bounce:. I think there may be something in the future for devices like the Google Glass. Some manufacturer has to discover...

I believe that electronic glasses are the future. In the next decade or two, manufacturers will be able to make self-adjustable lenses that can scan a wearer's eyes and make the appropriate...

I appreciate the response. I don't see Google Glass as a trend, and can't imaging the second version achieving much success either. Anyways, it's interesting to see what the future holds for...

The first and current version of the Google Glass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass) is largely a failure, but it appears that Google is working on a second version. If this version catches...

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