by Marlene Giardini | Apr 11, 2019 | Optical Merchandising, The Optical Industry, Uncategorized
Sports players are some of the most potent role models in our culture today, and though some examples are not always heroic, when athletes like Patrick Reed and Stephen Curry highlight the benefits of good vision they truly become stars. One of the most difficult...
by Marlene Giardini | Sep 23, 2016 | ABO/NCLE exam prep, contact lens fitting, Optical Terminology, optician formulas, Optician Training, Tips and Hints, Uncategorized
Diopter to Radius Conversion for NCLE The value of a contact lens base curve can be expressed in both millimeters of radius and diopters of power. Converting from one to the other is one of the basic skills opticians must master for contact lens fitting. You also...
by Marlene Giardini | Oct 30, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optician Training, The Optical Industry, Uncategorized
It’s October, the August exams are over, and you’ve all received the results. How did you do 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...
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...
by Ashdown Technologies | May 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
No. Just like a real exam it must be completed in one sitting. Our exams put the same pressure on you to complete in the allotted 2 hours that the real test will!
by Marlene Giardini | Apr 20, 2015 | Optician Training, The Optical Industry, Tips and Hints, Uncategorized
Dispensing Eyewear is More than a Job Title The reason we are called dispensing opticians, instead of “optical salespeople,” is because dispensing eyewear is at the heart of what we do. Yes, we sell frames and help patients choose lens products, but it is...
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