by Marlene Giardini | Oct 1, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, optician formulas, Optician Training, Tips and Hints
Will you actually have to calculate power in any meridian for your ABO exam? Absolutely! It’s almost guaranteed. The properties of sphere and cylinder power is how optical lenses work, and it’s fundamental for understanding your job. But what sort of...
by Marlene Giardini | Sep 22, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optical Terminology, Optician Training
This is one of the more important concepts you should know for your ABO and one that is difficult because we don’t use it all the time. We transpose prescriptions from plus to minus cylinder. We calculate minimum blank size. We use Prentice’s Rule during...
by Marlene Giardini | Jun 11, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optician Training, The Optical Industry, Uncategorized
The May exams are over and you’re all waiting for the results. How do you think you did on your ABO/NCLE? Were the exams what you expected? Were there questions you were unprepared for, terminology or information that was new to you? Did you find the tests easy...
by Marlene Giardini | May 1, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optician Training
If you are planning to sit the upcoming ABO exam a lot is riding on your performance. What exactly can you expect? How should you prepare? Good ABO study should be comprehensive. On one of the forums I frequented recently, one of the exam candidates posted a query:...
by Marlene Giardini | Apr 11, 2015 | ABO/NCLE exam prep, Uncategorized
May is barely a month away. Are you prepared for your NCLE Exam? This is a good summary of what you should know going in to your CLRE test. You need to know your eye anatomy. Parts of Eye Corneal Layers Adnexa Oculi Tear Film You need to know your pathology. Corneal...
by Marlene Giardini | Apr 4, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optician Training
May is just a month away. Are you prepared for your ABO Exam? This is a good summary of what you should know going in to your NOCE test. Preparing for your NOCE Make sure you know your Math! Prentice’s Law Minimum Blank Size Image Jump Slab Off Focal Length...
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