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Who better to ask than Cindy Hamlin: in regards to the above post, do you know of any thoughts or plans by WM to exit the optical biz? I can't imagine! Maybe it's just talk, ...kind of startling...

c'mon Harry, we all know you own Hilco. You're the "H" in the company!

Pete, give Sadler Bros. in Massachusetts a try. They have a tool that does the same thing as Hilco's. Michael.

I'll refer you to http://www.vaopticians.org as a good place to start. Michael.

anyone else have info about this topic...in-classroom or via distance education programs??

You can count me in when it comes to any plans for some P.R. for the optician's profession. What needs to be done to start??

I'm with a chain and we use Essilor Naturals.

Frame benders are really Anglican. Michael.

Who would like the task of dispensing communion ?

Judy and Warren, I agree with you and am proud to be an individual member of the OAA, even though some questions I have (about what they do) remain. That I'll deal with between the OAA and myself. ...

Jo , Chip and others:
I am sorry if my recent comments on optiboard have insulted you or anyone else. I did not intend to come across as rude. So, sorry if you were made to feel that way from...

that's the kind of stuff I was looking for. I didn't recognize your name, and like Harry said, it's good to hear from you. You detailed the society's doings so well, I read it twice. Sounds like...

The listing of all of the different departments are listed on the OAA website in the Email/Contact area. I clicked on the link for government affairs and emailed my question to them. They replied....

Warren:
I would like for you to know that your words don't go unheeded by us. You and I have in common a desire for all opticians to have a solid education in ophthalmic dispensing. I hope you...

I'm not an MD or an OD, but I just wanted to welcome EVERYONE to reply to this thread regardless of your occupation. Our fellow optiboarder from the UK reminded us all recently that this is a public...

I am mor than a member of the general public, I am a member of the OAA and Massachusetts Opt. Assoc. The Mass. people answered my question privately and I saw the breakdown of where the $$ goes. ...

Homer, can you read?? Did you not see that I asked in the FIRST part of this thread:

"If you're not one of these officers/board members, do not reply."

To answer your question anyways, Yes, I...

in a simpler way, I'll say it like this:

we fill prescriptions written by a doctor; we dispense prescription eyewear.

we are the optical equivalent of pharmacists.

pharmacists must go to...

Will someone like Warren please explain to people like Chris and Chip exactly what goes on in the 2 years of opticianry school? A person with no experience can go throught the Associates degree...

paw, no, if it weren't for low prices, my wife wouldn't shop there. I am talking about the main part of WM, not the optical. I know of more than a handful of people who really, truly do not shop at...

Chip said:
If we are to have educational requirements they should be on different types of frames, ears, noses, bifocal types, soldering/repairing etc. Not on selling, reading Plato, or Socrates...

either tell me here for all to see, or if you wish, just email me at mjhoptician@yahoo.com. Thanks. Michael.

...Dr. Odom must not have realized it, but his barber IS licensed. He must be. It's the law regardless of what state he works in. Doesn't mean he's a better barber than someone practicing illegally...

Warren, Jo, and Hip Chic, I agree with you all. Warren especially nailed home the points I was attempting to make when I wrote another thread "a nice little story". As for this thread of Chip's: ...

Who has some ideas for how to make it a requirement for all new opticians-to-be to have an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing prior to sitting for the ABO exam? Or has...