examining and taking facial and eye measurements of clients for fitting of eyeglasses and other optical devices
// Unit group · 3254
Dispensing Opticians
Dispensing opticians design, fit and dispense optical lenses based on a prescription from an ophthalmologist or optometrist for the correction of reduced visual acuity. They service corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, low-vision aids and other optical devices.
3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 32 Health Associate Professionals / 325 Other Health Associate Professionals / All level 4
// Working conditions
// Hand tools
No hand tools in this set.
providing advice to clients with selection and maintenance of eyeglasses and frames, types of contact lenses and other optical devices for performance, safety, comfort and lifestyle
interpreting optical prescriptions and preparing work order for optical laboratory for grinding and mounting of lenses in frames, preparation of contact lenses and other required work
verifying exactness of finished optical appliances and devices to the original prescription and fit of clients.
Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Contact lens optician
- Dispensing optician
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Ophthalmologist - 2212
- Ophthalmic optician - 2267
- Optometrist - 2267
- Orthoptist - 2267
Indexed job titles 3
- Dispenser, opticalISCO-88 3224
- Optician, contact lensISCO-88 3224
- Optician, dispensingISCO-88 3224