Optical Manager
In this online course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to become an optician and prepare for the Basic American Board of Opticianry (ABO) exams. This includes the NOCE (National Opticianry Competency Exam) and the CLRE (Contact Lens Registry Exam), required by many states to work as opticians or as a stepping-stone to career advancement.
You will learn how to read prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses, become familiar with the equipment opticians use, and understand eye...
Optical Manager
Details + Objectives
Course code: GES175
What you will learn
- Learn how to understand and assign prescriptions to customers
- Understand the different corrective eye care solutions available for patients
- Master the mathematical formulas that opticians need to know
- Learn how to read prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses
- Prepare for the NOCE and CLRE
- Learn advanced formatting, drawing tools, create and manage tables, and work with column layouts
- Create, edit, format, and print Microsoft Word documents
- Learn how to add comments, footnotes and endnotes, and a table of contents
- Create, modify, and format Excel worksheets, perform calculations, and print Excel workbooks
- Learn to use advanced Excel formulas, work with lists, work with illustrations and charts, and use advanced formatting techniques
- Learn to work with pivot tables, audit worksheets, work with data tools, protect documents for collaboration with others, and work with macros
- Perform fundamental analysis of accounts, financial documents, and reports
- Perform essential bookkeeping duties and tasks
- Apply basic accounting principles (accrual method, depreciation, and so on) to bookkeeping practices
- Understand fundamental accounting concepts and how QuickBooks works to support these concepts
How you will benefit
- Be qualified to obtain an entry-level position as an optician in a retail or medical setting (note that some states require ABO certification)
- Be prepared to take the ABO exam, if you have a high school degree or GED
- Knowledge about ocular anatomy, eye diseases and conditions, frame styling and adjustment, eyewear selection, glasses lens, and contact lens selection, prescriptions, and the equipment and mathematical formulas used in opticianry
- Gain confidence in your ability to use QuickBooks to perform bookkeeping tasks for any company
- Use basic, intermediate, and advanced features of QuickBooks Online proficiently
- Prepare for the QBCU Exam
How the course is taught
- Self-paced, online course
- 12 Months to complete
- Open enrollment, begin anytime
- 322 course hours
Instructors & Support
Dr. Beverly Smith
Dr. Beverly Smith is a Doctor of Optometry and has been in private practice for more than 24 years. She also holds a Master of Business Administration and founded a consulting firm that helps new practitioners start and manage their own eye care practices. Throughout her career, Smith has taught many future opticians, certified paraoptometrics, and fellow optometrists. Her work has been published in the professional journals New O.D. and Women in Optometry.
Wade Lindenberger
Wade Lindenberger is a CPA with over 20 years of financial accounting and management experience in public accounting and the private industry. He is currently Director of Finance and Administration for New Children's Museum. Before his current position, he worked as the National Finance and Accounting Service Line Leader for Premier Alliance Group, a national professional services firm. Wade was also Director of the Finance and Accounting service line for the San Diego office of a global, publicly held professional services firm.
Before becoming a consultant, Wade was Divisional Controller for one of the world's leading health and fitness club chains and has been an Internal Audit Manager and Divisional Controller for a Fortune 500 global energy project management company. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand, a predecessor to PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the "Big Four" CPA firms. He has previously served as an instructor at Coopers & Lybrand and the University of California at San Diego for the Extension Course. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Business. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Bookkeepers' Advisory Board.
Instructor Interaction: The instructor looks forward to interacting with learners in the online moderated discussion area to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.
Requirements
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Certification Requirements:
A high school diploma or GED is required to take the ABO exam.
After successfully completing this course, you will possess the knowledge required to pass the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) and National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) Basic certification exams, Opticianry Certification Exam (NOCE), and Contact Lens Registry Exam (CLRE). However, you should also research your state's requirements before pursuing a career as an optician. While some states only require a high school diploma or GED and passing score on the ABO exam to fulfill licensing requirements, others have their optician licensing exams. Additionally, some states may require that opticians complete an apprenticeship program or degree program to become licensed.
DISCLAIMER: This optician certification training course does not meet state requirements for students intending to work in North Carolina, New York, and South Carolina. Check the requirements in your state before enrolling.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can only be taken on a PC. Macs and Chromebooks are not compatible.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge is also compatible.
- QuickBooks Online (Free 1-year subscription and practice site included in enrollment.) An additional subscription or software purchase for QuickBooks Online is not required to complete this course. However, please note that this course is only suitable for the QuickBooks Online version.
- Microsoft Office 365, 2021, or 2019 (not included in enrollment). While you can use an older version of Microsoft Office, if you do, there will be some differences between your version and what you see in the course.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following materials will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment in the Optician Certification Training portion of the program:
- System for Ophthalmic Dispensing
- The Optician Training Manual
- All About Your Eyes
The following materials will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment in the Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online portion of the program:
- Bookkeeping for Dummies
- QuickBooks Online software
- Your enrollment in this course includes a free 1-year full subscription to QuickBooks Online. You will learn how to access and activate this subscription in the Lesson 2 assignment. Manuals are included as downloadable PDFs throughout the course.
More About
About Certification: American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners
The American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO-NCLE) is the world's largest organization for opticians and eye care professionals. The board works to recognize the excellence of opticians and ophthalmic dispensers in the industry who have a certain set of skills and knowledge. To be certified by the ABO-NCLE, professionals must meet a set of criteria, including a comprehensive test that is internationally recognized to reflect current practices. ABO-NCLE certification is recognized by eye care patients and employers alike as a standard of excellence.