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• Community Forum Find jobs, read forum news, make friends or simply ask some questions of our online opticians.

• Opticians Association of New Jersey I can’t stress enough how important it is for opticians in NJ to join the only organization that exists to protect the field of Opticianry in this State
• Opticians Association of America This is a national organization that furthers all things opticianry
• Contact Lens Society of America
• Association of Technical Opticians
• National Academy of Opticianry is an international organization dedicated solely to education and training for ALL opticians.
• Registered Opticians Association of Texas I am truly impressed by what the opticians in TX have been able to accomplish.

• Coming Soon…

• Eye Simulator This has to be one of the coolest simulators of the cranial nerves related to the eye that I have ever seen.
• Anatomy of the Eye Goes over some gross anatomy of the eye as well as a closer look into the retina.

• Common Lens Materials A neat little table full of information on lens materials
• Optics Study Guide & Formula Finder A study guide written for students and professionals of Ophthalmic Optics.
• The Lens Guru a searchable database of ophthalmic lenses

• State Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians Our beloved NJ State Board.
• NJ State License Renewal Renew your license
• State Board Person Lookup

• Iseikonic Lens Calculator Calculator that helps balance magnification
• Vertical Imbalance Calculator Calculates the amount of vertical imbalance
• Rx Interpreter Perform several functions at once such as vertex compensation
• Index of Materials Calculator Calculates the index of a material
• Oops The Optician (Induced Prism Calculator) Oops the optician didn’t decenter correctly, Find out how much unwanted prism is induced.
• Sagitta Calculator Calculates lens thickness

• Ophthalmic History A small compilation into the basic history of opticianry and ophthalmic science
• Basic Optics A great primer on optics.
• Ray Diagrams A tutorial on ray diagrams. It’s interactive.
• Mirrors Covers various types of mirrors.
• Light Wave Shows the basic structure of a light wave.
• Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Shows both the electric and magnetic propagation of a wave through space. What’s great about this tutorial is that one can change the angle to see it from different angles.
• Wavefront Demonstration This is a demonstration of what wavelets look like and form by either refracting or reflecting off of a medium
• Prisms Shows a basic prism. If you explore the site more you will find many different types of prisms that do a variety of things.
• Refraction of Light Shows both white light and monochromatic light going into a denser medium
• Polarization of Light Ever wondered how those polarized glasses work?
• Optics and the Eye Shows some basic anatomy and goes in to color blindness.
• Common Optical Defects in Lens Systems (Aberrations) The dreaded aberrations.