Optical Technician

Specification

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION
OPTICAL TECHNICIAN
• Receives orders from Optometrists, Opticians and Ophthalmologists
• Able to understand prescriptions to produce, spectacles using computer-controlled equipment, with use of specialized tools, including computer controlled edgers
• Examine prescriptions, work orders, or broken or used eyeglasses to determine specifications for lenses, contact lenses, or other optical elements.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment.
• Select lens blanks, molds, tools, and polishing or grinding wheels, according to production specifications.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Assemble eyeglass frames and attach shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdrivers, and drills.
• Immerse eyeglass frames in solutions to harden, soften, or dye frames.
• Immerse objects or workpieces in cleaning or coating solutions.
• Set dials and start machines to polish lenses or hold lenses against rotating wheels to polish them manually.
• Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
• Operate grinding equipment.
• Lay out lenses and trace lens outlines on glass, using templates.
• Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Control equipment that coats lenses to alter their reflective qualities.
• Operate painting or coating equipment.
• Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons.

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