Licensed optician vs licensed dispensing optician

Differences between licensed optician and licensed dispensing optician duties and responsibilities

Licensed optician example responsibilities.

• Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
• Provide training for ABO certification.
• Check in finish product to verify rx before dispensing.
• Read the Rx, take proper measurement of frame and patient.
• Collect payment for eyewear and Dr fees and balance books daily.
• Assist the accounting department in generating staff payroll on a weekly basis.
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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.