What is an Optician?

An optician is a technician who makes, verifies and delivers lenses, frames and other custom-fabricated optical devices upon prescription to the intended wearer. The optician's functions include prescription analysis and interpretation; determination of the lens forms best suited to the wearer's needs; the preparation and delivery of work orders for the grinding of lenses and the fabrication of eye wear; the verification of the finished ophthalmic products; and the adjustment, replacement, repair and reproduction of previously prepared ophthalmic lenses, frames and other specially-fabricated ophthalmic devices.