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Ready for the August ABO Test?

by Marlene Giardini | Jul 8, 2016 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optician Training

August is almost here!. 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 Prism...

What Was Your August 2015 ABO/NCLE Test Experience?

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 the...

Get Ready for the November ABO Test Date!

by Marlene Giardini | Oct 21, 2015 | ABO test content, ABO/NCLE exam prep, Optician Training

November is almost here!. 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...

ABO Study: Power in Any Meridian, Part 2

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...

ABO Study: Finding the Power in Any Meridian

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...
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