Individuals involved in the care of eyes are in great demand, have varied career opportunities and express high job satisfaction. Technicians must know how to select, adjust, and dispense eyewear. They learn business procedures and may be responsible for managing an office. Generally, they work closely with the eye doctor as part of the eye care team. Tasks include testing visual acuity, color vision, depth perception, checking the field of vision, and measuring pressures within the eye.
Opticians fill eyewear prescriptions.
Their training includes dispensing techniques, selection of frames, and facial measurements. They take the prescription and produce and shape the lenses to fit the frame. Minors and Second Majors that Expand Career Options with this Major Allied health education, biology, business, chemistry, computer science, foreign language, health administration, psychology. Other Career Possibilities with a Bachelor's Degree A number of graduates find employment in that sector of the eye care industry that services optometry, ophthalmology, opticianry. Some students choose to combine preoptometry requirements with optometric technology courses in the undergraduate degree program.