CENTRAL OPTICAL CENTER, INC.

An optician or other ancillary support staff person who, where authorized by state law and trained or certified to do so, may fit or dispense contact lenses to a patient based on the prescription of an optometrist or medical physician.

An ophthalmic assistant assists ophthalmologists by performing duties including, but not limited to, patient charting, patient education, and basic eye testing.

Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.

Source: NUCC, CMS