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Dispensing opticians give advice on vision care, and supply glasses and contact lenses to suit their customers needs.
You'll need to complete a course approved by the General Optical Council, and pass the Professional Qualifying Examinations from the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). You can qualify by taking:
You'll need:
If you qualified in another area of the EU or EEA and want to work in the UK, you need to check with the General Optical Council that your qualifications meet UK requirements. If your qualifications are accepted, you would then need to contact the Association of British Dispensing Opticians for details of their Professional Qualifying Examination.
You'll work with clients who have a prescription to correct their vision from an optometrist or ophthalmologist. As a dispensing optician, you could:
With experience, you could become assistant manager or self-employed. You could work as a consultant to a lens manufacturer or as a sales representative, selling ophthalmological instruments. You could also work in a hospital or in university teaching. With further training, you could go on to qualify and work as an optometrist.
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