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If you have a combination of technical and customer services skills and enjoy helping people, a career as a dispensing optician could be for you As a dispensing optician you will dispense and fit spectacles and other optical aids, to both adults and children, working from the prescriptions written by optometrists and ophthalmologists.
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Quality
- an aptitude for science and maths;
- the ability to handle ophthalmic instruments;
- a strong commitment to customer care and confidence in dealing with people;
- communication skills to give clear advice to customers;
- sales skills and the ability to inspire customer loyalty;
- commercial awareness;
- teamworking skills;
- manual dexterity and attention to detail.
Performance
- interpret optical prescriptions written by optometrists or ophthalmologists;
- give advice to patients on lens type, frames and styling;
- with further training, fit contact lenses and give advice on their care and use;
- take frame and facial measurements to ensure correct fit and positioning;
- advise partially sighted patients on the use of low vision aids;
- advise patients when adjustments or repairs to spectacles are needed;
- select, manage and order a range of optical products;
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