Welcome!

Are you looking for a more effective way
to train your opticians?

Learn how to achieve excellence and exceed expectations in
fitting, dispensing, and customer-centered service.


The Optician Training Manual will help you provide effective and consistent optician training, whether you are training new opticians or seasoned ones. Not an ABO study guide filled with optical theory and calculations never used in actual practice. The Optician Training Manual is designed with how you actually work in mind. Practicing opticians need clinical relevancy. This book will have new opticians trained and on the floor as quickly as possible and will feel comfortable in that role. Seasoned opticians will improve their decision making skills, taking them to the next level in providing exceptional eyeglasses and service.

Designed for either group or individual study. Whether you are responsible for training opticians or are an optician trying to better your skills, this system will allow you to achieve your training goals.

This book will...

  • Provide concise and heavily illustrated training on clinically relevant optics and ocular anatomy.
  • Teach the best frame and lens options for each of your patients needs.
  • Explain which lens options complement each other, and which ones don't.
  • Help you to analyze each part of a pair of glasses.
  • Illustrate proper fitting and measurement for each type of lens.
  • Create a system for training patients on the use of contact lenses.
  • Teach how to research available contact lens parameters.
  • Help you understand patient symptoms of the most common eye conditions.
  • Separate you from the average optician by addressing special circumstances many opticians may handle incorrectly.
  • Provide end of chapter questions to assess own comprehension or act as training quiz.

Improve sales and service techniques to help you stand out in the mind of your patients.

Learn techniques in...

  • How to make each of your patients a spokesperson for the practice.
  • Diffuse the dissatisfied patient.
  • Dispense the most important pair of glasses ever made.
  • Accurate ordering.
  • Increasing your average dollar sale.
  • Troubleshooting to reduce doctor time.
  • Keeping in touch with your patients after the sale.
  • Goal setting

How this book is different

  • Clinical relevancy and understanding interrelationships is primary objective.
  • Extensive training on improving patient perception of quality and service.
  • Forms for copying and using immediately to improve quality and patient care.

“This is the must-have optician training tool whether you are responsible for training
opticians or are an optician trying to better your skills!”

100% money back guarantee

If for any reason you do not feel you achieve a 10-fold return on your investment in this book during your first month of use, simply return the book to us for a full 100% refund.

Testimonials

“The Optician Training Manual is truly a concise training system containing a wealth of information. It provides the subject matter in an easy to understand and interesting format. Without a doubt it should be of use not only to opticians, but also to optometrists and ophthalmologists who need to train opticians.”
– "Optometry Today" book review, March 2011
“There is many a doctor out there looking for a way to augment his/her office assistant's knowledge regarding the challenges of an optician in today's ECP's office. And your publication is a nice step in helping them to attain it.”
– T. T. Tyler Thompson, OD
Publisher, "Tyler's Quarterly"
“I was hesitant about shelling out $50 for a book without even a peek inside, but this turned out to be worth the money. I've been out of the optical field for awhile and wanted a good general review of the basics. This book turned out to be exactly that and a bit more. It is well written and covers most the knowledge an optician needs to be on the floor and working. For some one new to the field or some one needing a good review, this fits the bill. ”
– C. Andrews
Optician
“Dr. McCleary has compiled a wealth of information in an organized, intelligently written manual. This is a comprehensive text that saves having to pull multiple resources to help an optician obtain mastery of the information and technical skills necessary for a successful practice. The book has excellent illustrations, helpful focus points and test questions for review. As a practicing ophthalmologist, I would also recommend the manual for doctors to prepare meaningful training sessions for their back office and optical staff. The benefits gained from implementing only a few of the pearls in this book should make a noticeable improvement in the profitability of any practice.”
– Barratt Phillips, M.D.
Ophthalmologist
“This is a fantastic professional resource. I have over 15 opticians in Southern California and I use this manual to continue training them on a weekly basis. This is required reading for any of my new hires. If you want to increase your sales or just understand optics more fully, this is the book for you.”
– Aaron Reymann, ABOC
Optical Manager
“This is a great book for all staff members to read and study. Although the title of the book is 'The Optician Training Manual', there is a wealth of information contained in the book that can be used to train all staff members, and should not be limited just to your opticians.
I would recommend buying a book for each of your assistants, opticians, and office manager. Insurance billers, back office personnel, and receptionists would benefit by reading the material as well.
– Greg Kame, OD