Paraoptemetric Recognition Week

This week is paraoptemetric recognition week. You might be thinking, I know what an optometrist is, I know what an ophthalmologist is, what is a paraoptemetric? The answer is, a paraoptemetric is the person who assists you with everything else in an optometric practice.

They can have a variety of personalized duties or help run everything in the office. Their duties could be any of the following:

• Answering Phones
• Scheduling Appointments
• Prescreening Patients
• Selling Glasses
• Selling Contacts
• Fitting Glasses
• Assessing Patients Needs
• Adjusting Glasses
• Teaching New Contact Wearers to Insert and Remove Contacts
• Insurance billing and filing

Picture Courtesy of AOA

They are often the first person a patient sees and the last person a patient sees in an office. Therefore patient satisfaction is often times in their hands. Many states require paraoptemetrics to be certified, but Nebraska is not one of those states. Although, in many private offices paraoptemtrics are certified with either a CPO or ABO certification.

Have a great week and don't forget to recognize a paraoptemetric in your life!

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