I totally agree with Monica. There is a lot more to optics than just selling
glasses. Trust me, where I work you do not have to be certified and there
are quite a few people that I worrk with that if they took the time to learn
the math and skills associated with the lab and optics it would make then
more efficient and knowledgable on the sales floor.
Julie

----- Original Message -----
From: "iiiimonica" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
To: <opticallabs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:08 PM
Subject: [Optical Labs] Re: optical courses


> I sincerly hope that this message is some sort of joke. If you
> think opticians are just "glorified sales people" then you insult
> every certified optician who has worked very hard to become a
> skilled technician. Sure there are some opticians out there with
> little training and very poor skills, but they soon find themselves
> over their heads and hopefully fired before they make serious
> mistakes that can damage a patient''s vision.
> I also struggled with the amount of math, at first, but then I
> dedicated myself to be coming a skilled technician. The math is
> nessacary to understand the complicated optics behind every
> pair of glasses. Understanding the optics enables us to
> dispense with confidence and handle most problems that arise.
>
> Monica
>
> -
>
> -- In opticallabs@yahoogroups.com, "ydnarca" <ydnarca@y...>
> wrote:
> > I wanted to take an optician's course but couldn't believe the
> > amount of Math involved!! Why is all this math necessary to sell
> > someone a pair of glasses? The lab does all the technical
> work. I
> > know they take measurements but can't that be learned by
> most people
> > in a couple of hours or less? After all, opticians are really just
> > glorified sales clerks...
>
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