Optician Interview Exam Questions And
Answers
Tellimeiaboutiyourselfi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Sure,iit'sibeeniaiyearisinceiIigraduatedifromiLoyola,iasiaibiologyimajor,ia
ndiaineuroscienceiandipsychologyiminor.iIiwasiaipre-
medistudentitryingitoigoitoiopthamology,iupiuntilitheibeginningiofithisiy
eariuntiliIiswitcheditoioptometry.iI'disayiI'miaimoderatelyiexperiencedio
ptician,isinceilastiyeariIiworkediatiJ.CiPennyiOpticaliandiMeijeriOptical,ij
ustitoigetiuseditoitheiretailisideiofieitheriprofession.iThatiwasiaimuchine
edediexperienceibecauseiIilearnediaboutimyselfiasiaiperson,ianditheijobi
reallyibroughtioutitraitsiinimeithatiIiguessiIidin'tipayiattentionitoibefore.i
Patience,ibeingipersistent.iIfiIidon'tiknowitheiansweritoiaiquestionitheic
ustomeriasks,iIitryimyihardestitoifindioutitheianswerimyselfiinsteadiofiw
aitingiforitheimanageriwhoseibusyiwithisomeoneielse.iIialsoifoundithatid
oingitheilittleithings,ilikeihelpingichooseitheirightiframeioriadjustingithei
riglasses,iorievenijusticleaningitheiriglassesimakeipeopleisoihappy,iIifeeli
aicertainisatisfactioniseeingithat.iWhichiisiwhyiI'mihereiatiWalmart,iatiai
somewhatidifferentisetting,iandihopefullyiI'llibeiableitoigainimoreiexper
ienceiandilearnimoreiaboutiwhyiIilikeithisiprofessioniasiwelliasioptometr
y.
Whatiisianioptician?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
someoneiwhoitakesieyeimeasurementsiandidistributesieyeweariaccordi
ngitoiaipatient'sineeds/prescription
•iAssistediclientsionichoosingitheiriframes
, •iMadeiadjustmentsitoiglassesitoiensureiproperivision
alsoieducatesifirstitimeicontactilensiusersihowitoiproperlyiputionianditak
eioffitheiricontactsiandihowitoitakeicareiofithem
Howidoiyouiadjustiaimanualilensometeriforiyourieye?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
WheniIihaveitheiprescriptioniinifrontiofime
adjustitheiaxis
sphereifirst,iskinnyilinesi(3)
cylinder;iadditoitheisphere;itheifatilinesishouldicomeiintoifocus
Iihaveitroubleiwheniiigiveniaipairiofiglassesiandineeditoifinditheiprescript
ion
Whyioptometry?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
hadistartedilosingiinterest,ioptometryiheldimoreipotentialiforimeibecau
seiofimoreipersonitoipersonicontact,imoreitimeispentiwithipatients;
Tellimeiaboutiyourieducation.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
LoyolaiUniversityiasiBiologyimajor,iNeruosicenceiandiPsychologyiMinor
takeiprereqs
Whatikindsiofipeopleiareitheimostidifficultitoiworkiwithiorihelp?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-
Ifisomeoneiisidissatisfiediwithisomething,iifiit'sinotihavingitheiriproducts
ionitime,iorieveniit'sicompletelyiunrelateditoisomething,ilikeitheyihadipr
oblemsithroughoutitheiday,itheyicanibeiailittleidifficultitoiworkiwith.iButi
Answers
Tellimeiaboutiyourselfi-iCorrectiAnswer-
Sure,iit'sibeeniaiyearisinceiIigraduatedifromiLoyola,iasiaibiologyimajor,ia
ndiaineuroscienceiandipsychologyiminor.iIiwasiaipre-
medistudentitryingitoigoitoiopthamology,iupiuntilitheibeginningiofithisiy
eariuntiliIiswitcheditoioptometry.iI'disayiI'miaimoderatelyiexperiencedio
ptician,isinceilastiyeariIiworkediatiJ.CiPennyiOpticaliandiMeijeriOptical,ij
ustitoigetiuseditoitheiretailisideiofieitheriprofession.iThatiwasiaimuchine
edediexperienceibecauseiIilearnediaboutimyselfiasiaiperson,ianditheijobi
reallyibroughtioutitraitsiinimeithatiIiguessiIidin'tipayiattentionitoibefore.i
Patience,ibeingipersistent.iIfiIidon'tiknowitheiansweritoiaiquestionitheic
ustomeriasks,iIitryimyihardestitoifindioutitheianswerimyselfiinsteadiofiw
aitingiforitheimanageriwhoseibusyiwithisomeoneielse.iIialsoifoundithatid
oingitheilittleithings,ilikeihelpingichooseitheirightiframeioriadjustingithei
riglasses,iorievenijusticleaningitheiriglassesimakeipeopleisoihappy,iIifeeli
aicertainisatisfactioniseeingithat.iWhichiisiwhyiI'mihereiatiWalmart,iatiai
somewhatidifferentisetting,iandihopefullyiI'llibeiableitoigainimoreiexper
ienceiandilearnimoreiaboutiwhyiIilikeithisiprofessioniasiwelliasioptometr
y.
Whatiisianioptician?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
someoneiwhoitakesieyeimeasurementsiandidistributesieyeweariaccordi
ngitoiaipatient'sineeds/prescription
•iAssistediclientsionichoosingitheiriframes
, •iMadeiadjustmentsitoiglassesitoiensureiproperivision
alsoieducatesifirstitimeicontactilensiusersihowitoiproperlyiputionianditak
eioffitheiricontactsiandihowitoitakeicareiofithem
Howidoiyouiadjustiaimanualilensometeriforiyourieye?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
WheniIihaveitheiprescriptioniinifrontiofime
adjustitheiaxis
sphereifirst,iskinnyilinesi(3)
cylinder;iadditoitheisphere;itheifatilinesishouldicomeiintoifocus
Iihaveitroubleiwheniiigiveniaipairiofiglassesiandineeditoifinditheiprescript
ion
Whyioptometry?i-iCorrectiAnswer-
hadistartedilosingiinterest,ioptometryiheldimoreipotentialiforimeibecau
seiofimoreipersonitoipersonicontact,imoreitimeispentiwithipatients;
Tellimeiaboutiyourieducation.i-iCorrectiAnswer-
LoyolaiUniversityiasiBiologyimajor,iNeruosicenceiandiPsychologyiMinor
takeiprereqs
Whatikindsiofipeopleiareitheimostidifficultitoiworkiwithiorihelp?i-
iCorrectiAnswer-
Ifisomeoneiisidissatisfiediwithisomething,iifiit'sinotihavingitheiriproducts
ionitime,iorieveniit'sicompletelyiunrelateditoisomething,ilikeitheyihadipr
oblemsithroughoutitheiday,itheyicanibeiailittleidifficultitoiworkiwith.iButi
