The knowledge acquired through training in this program will involve the development of academic, interpersonal, business and psychomotor skills. The Vision Technology Program will work in conjunction with our Internship and Cooperative Education Programs and include both shadowing and work-study experiences for students. The work-study component will be designed not only to provide students with the skills to work in this field while still in high school, but also, upon graduation, to enable them to pursue an associates degree in ophthalmic dispensing in college which will then prepare them to become licensed opticians. From a professional perspective, there are three major career paths in the vision technology industry - Ophthalmic Dispenser, Optometrist and Ophthalmologist. In addition, he or she fabricates and fits patients with these corrective lenses.
Opticians are truly health care professionals.
They practice their profession in a variety of settings. They may be employed as opticians or managers of large or small optical companies. They may be employed as opticians in a hospital or clinical setting. They may also be employed by optometrists or ophthalmologists and manage professional offices. Many opticians develop entrepreneurial skills and become the proprietor of their own optical establishment.