retired_lruby217

Okay weird topic but there has recently been quite a large debate within the world of optics as to how people percievce an opticians work, especially now that glasses/contact lenses are regarded more as a fashion statement as opposed to a medical aid.

Me and a few Optical Managers are trying to formulate a "general" overview of what people think - so if you can spare a couple of minuites just to awnser some questions (especially if you wear sepecs or lenses) the world of Optcis will be a better place

1, What is an "Optician"

2, What is an "Optomotrist"

3, Who are the most qualified people within a practise - and why do you think that is?

4, Which opticians do you frequent, and why?

That's about it - thanks for your time!

retired_tanya1967

Comfortably the best thread we've had on here for some time wp

retired_gomab2k4

May not be just your patients who need the glasses.
I prefer optics behind the bar.

retired_jesenia

I don't need to frequent them anymore, had laser surgery in July :cool:

retired_navy0614

Laser surgery is rubbish, and so are people who treat glasses/contact lenses as a fashion statement.

retired_kpr

May as well help you out and reply. First ever optician thread for me though. Never been to an opticians. Need to as my eyesight's not great.

1. An optician is someone who finds out if your eyesight's bad and advises on how it'd affect your life if you had glasses/contacts/laser surgery/whatever. Then they cleverly work out exactly what type of lens you need, and perhaps they sell you those things.

2. No idea.

3. I'd guess the people who work out exactly what the lenses would have to be like to suit each individual's eye defect. If such people do work in opticians. Simply because it sounds extremely complicated and intricate and I wouldn't have a clue about it.

4. Never been to one.

alidog

1, What is an "Optician"
Someone who examines your eyes

2, What is an "Optomotrist"
Someone who examines your eyes, but wants a poncy title to go with it

3, Who are the most qualified people within a practise - and why do you think that is?
The one with the nicest car

4, Which opticians do you frequent, and why?
I don't. Even though I get free eye tests from work and I've worked there for 8 years, I've not set foot in an optician's for about 15 years now. I can see fine, so I don't see the need. As soon as I can't see fine, I'll be straight along.

retired_shannon

1)Someone who tests your eye-sight
2) Someone who makes and processes the prescription of eye-ware e.g glasses and contact lenses?
3) Optomotrist I think. Dunno why.
4) I wear both glasses and contacts...and I use Spec-Savers but was thinking of changing to Vision Express or Dollond & Aitchison as I feel Specsavers is not as customer caring, they seem like the Tesco version of Opticians.

retired_Monica65

1. Someone who provides solutions to your seeing problems
2. Someone who diagnoses the problems?
3. No idea, the one who sounds like they know what they're talking about most
4. I don't as my eyesight is fine

retired_lina2212

1. Someone who gives analysis your prescription/eyesight
2. Well haven't you spelt it wrong? I think its the actual qualified people of my above answer, after googleing it anyway
3. Don't really care....imo the fittest one in there
4. Boots, family do I do..