Optician Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of an Optician includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Liaising with sales representatives from vision care product suppliers;
- With further training, fitting contact lenses and giving advice on their care and use;
- Taking frame and facial measurements to ensure correct fit and positioning;
- Interpreting optical prescriptions written by optometrists or ophthalmologists;
- Checking lenses on delivery to ensure that they meet the required specifications;
- Supervising and training trainee dispensing opticians.
- Ordering lenses from prescription houses;
- Giving advice to patients on lens type, frames and styling;
- Arranging and maintaining shop displays;
- Advising partially sighted patients on the use of low vision aids;
- Advising patients when adjustments or repairs to spectacles are needed;
- Selecting, managing and ordering a range of optical products;
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Optician duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Optician roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.
