Optician Certification Training Study
Guide
opthalmologist - ✔A medical doctor is able to prescribe medications, examine and
treat eye problems and to perform eye surgery
optometrist - ✔A doctor able to prescribe medications, examine and treat eye
problems, perform minor surgical procedures, fit and prescribe glasses and contact
lenses, and prescribe visual therapy and low-vision aids
optician - ✔Fits and fills optical prescriptions, working closely with the optometrists
and ophthalmologists
Paraoptometric - ✔Someone who's certified to perform front or back office optical
assisting skills
National Optician Certification Examination (NOCE) - ✔Covers optics, lens designs
and materials, frames styling and frame materials, frame adjusting, prism, and different
ocular problems
Contact Lens Registry Exam (CLRE) - ✔Covers how to measure the cornea, select
the proper contact lens, assess the contact lens fit, and detect contact lens problems
Number of years that the NOCE-CLRE certification is good for before renewal is
required - ✔3
NOCE - ✔National Opticianry Competency Exam
