Licensed dispensing optician vs contact lens fitter

Differences between licensed dispensing optician and contact lens fitter duties and responsibilities

Licensed dispensing optician example responsibilities.

• File managed care claims including Medicare, Davis, eyem and VSP.
• Inventory control over stock single vision lenses and ordering of RX from outside labs.
• Help patients receive maximum benefit from their insurance coverage.
• Educate patients on optical health and provide informative literature when need.
• Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
• File insurance for orders including medicare and medicaid.

Contact lens fitter example responsibilities.

• Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
• Schedule appointments, insurance filing and pretest patients for exams using various instrumentation.
• Utilize schematics to troubleshoot tank electronics.