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Optician

Job Description

As an Optician, you will design, measure, fit and adapt lenses and frames for clients according to their optical prescription or specification.

Job Requirements

Evaluate prescriptions in conjunction with clients' vocational and avocational visual requirements.
Recommend specific lenses, lens coatings, and frames to suit client needs.
Measure clients' bridge and eye size, temple length, vertex distance, pupillary distance, and optical centers of eyes, using measuring devices.
Sell goods such as contact lenses, spectacles, sunglasses, and goods related to eyes, in general.

Essential Personal Skills

Communication skills
Problem-solving
Interpersonal skills
Hardworking
Time Management
Attention to Detail

University Degree Needed?

No

Experience Level

Associate

Salary

£25,000-£65,000

Industry

Healthcare

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