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The 5 layers of the cornea question was not on my test, but you should still know them just in case it pops up on yours if you're taking the exam.

Remember - each exam is different!

I would...

Yes, KNOW YOUR PRENTICE RULE. This is ALL over the test.

LOTS of transposing and transposing to reading SV and intermediate SV.

Also - How to figure out the base curve (get to know that...

Yes! You should take it! And the book gives you all the math formulas you need and makes it easy to understand!

Hello everyone!,

I ordered the Pass The ABO Exam book by Gary McArrell for the $49. This book should be your BIBLE. And by Bible, I mean, this is the exact replica in print of what your ABO exam...

We don't starve in our opticals...We have the best doctors in our area. We don't need to succumb to VSP to profit.

The reading portion on a flat top bifocal... There is a 28 and a 35.... They do exist. I have cut out a Fresnel prism to split a pupil for a stroke victim to help him use his eye. That's what I was...

We have only 2 places in town that take Medicaid/Medicare and those are one of the worst chains in optical history.

We offer a "Package Deal" for cataract pt's who aren't wanting to spend a lot....

It depends on the patient and the prism you are wanting to induce and which lens you are doing.

I sat behind a girl in college years ago who always complained about her eye dryness... She would pull her CLs out in class and spit on them and put them back into her eye. Funny story part is, now...

Cut the prism how you want it. Typically the size of a ft 28 bifocal area.

Get a bowl of warm water and dip the prism piece into the water for a few minutes. Place it on the backside of the...

Our OD, DO, & MD's take the Medicare/Medicaid portion for the exams and part of the cataract surgery.

We do not take it in our optical shop locations. Everything in optical is private pay just...

We barely have any Indian population here. Most of the patients I see at our ophthalmology practice use Medicare/Medicaid. Yet, they have their "hur did", nails done, driving an Escalade with 20''...

"Sure sir, you go ahead and pay $1500 for a flight back and forth to India to get you some cheap Raybans. Even better why don't you waste your money and buy them online from India."

Is it just me or am I the only one tired of hearing, "How much are dem glasses dat are 2 fo $99?"

(Maybe that's just in Texas?)

Maybe if our country would stop focusing on "cheaper, faster,...

I LOVE this one. Opticians are unpopular in our area. :giggle:

Hello again.

Hoping someone will see this thread and add something to help with study materials... The "Pass the ABO Exam" by Gary is well noted. I am ordering that this weekend.

ANY OTHER...

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Fezz, any advice?

How in the world did someone come up with this idea? Those edges look SUPER SHARP! Talk about hurting yourself for vanity LOL :giggle:

We use DBL Labs...don't have an in-house lab (Thank ya Jesus! -No more blocking and edging).

I guess I could just buy a couple of cheap pairs from Amazon and see if they would be able to trace...

I have ALWAYS wanted a rimless RX in the heart shaped pattern.

I have looked everywhere for a pattern.

Is my BEST option to get a cheap pair from the mall, online, etc and send it to the lab...

This last test I took in August, I failed: Instrumentation, Laws Regulations & Standards, and Ophthalmic Optics.

So basically I passed 50% of the test. Yeah, the prism direction I just guessed...

Hello everyone,

I have been in optical for a total of 7 years. And my employer is asking that I get certified. It is not required in the state of Texas but I would like it for my own "state of...