Definition

Noun: 1. A person who makes, fits, and sells eyeglasses and contact lenses to correct vision problems. An optician is a skilled technician who interprets prescriptions from optometrists or ophthalmologists to create corrective lenses and fit them into frames. 2. A maker or seller of optical instruments. In a broader, less common sense, an optician can refer to someone who manufactures or sells devices like microscopes or telescopes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The optician carefully adjusted the new glasses to fit my face perfectly.
  • After my eye exam, I took the prescription to the optician to choose new frames.
  • (Less common) The company employed a skilled optician to grind the lenses for their scientific telescopes.

Advanced Usage

• "Dispensing optician": This is the formal title for an optician qualified to fit and supply glasses and contact lenses.
  • She trained for two years to become a registered dispensing optician.

Variants and Related Words

• Optical (adj): Relating to vision, light, or lenses.
  • The store sells various optical goods like binoculars and magnifying glasses.
• Optometry (n): The profession of examining eyes for vision problems and prescribing corrective lenses.
• Ophthalmology (n): The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.

Synonyms

• Eyeglass maker
• Dispensing optician (formal)
• Lens dispenser

Related Phrases

• To see an optician: To visit an optician for glasses or contact lenses.
  • You should see an optician if your new glasses are causing headaches.

Noun

1. a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision