optician/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — optician

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6e0e068b-cd5c-4400-8899-54056087fa14
• ESCO code: 3254.1
• ISCO-08 group: 3254 — Dispensing opticians
• O*NET-SOC: 29-1041.00 — Optometrists (match: closeMatch)

Description (ESCO)

Opticians help to improve and correct an individual's vision. They fit spectacle lenses and frames, contact lenses, and other devices according to the specifications of the individual. Their scope of practice varies according to national regulations and they might operate according to prescriptions provided by a specialised doctor in ophthalmology or an optometrist in the countries where requested.

Definition

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Alternative labels

• contact lens specialist
• spectacle dispensing optician
• dispensing optician
• optician expert
• qualified optician
• expert optician
• corrective lens dispenser
• contact lens optician