An optician is an individual who fits eyeglasses or contact lenses by filling a refractive prescription from an optometrist or ophthalmologist. They are...
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Optometry (redirect from Ophthalmic optician)
French bericle. Benito Daza de Valdes published the first full book on opticians in 1623, where he mentioned the use and fitting of eyeglasses. In 1692...
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Specsavers (redirect from Blic (optician chain))
Zealand, Canada and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasses, sunglasses, and contact...
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George Adams (scientist, died 1773) (redirect from George Adams (optician, elder))
who carried on the business, was also known as an instrument maker and optician. He was the eldest surviving son of Morris Adams, a cook, and his wife...
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Boots Opticians Limited operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores in the United Kingdom. The company is a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots...
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equipment optician is an individual who makes and adjusts other optical aids, including telescope optics and microscope lenses. See also Optician for individuals...
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William Wales (c. 1838 – September 15, 1907) was an English-American optical instrument inventor specializing in the manufacture of objectives for use...
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Vision Express (redirect from Conlons Opticians)
220 practices across the United Kingdom by 2007. In May 2008 Batemans Opticians was acquired, which comprised a seventy-five practice chain in Southern...
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The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is the main professional association for opticians in the UK. ABDO was formed in 1986 from the...
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Carl Kellner (March 26, 1826 – May 13, 1855) was a German mechanic and self-educated mathematician who founded in 1849 an "Optical Institute" that later...
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Pearle Vision (redirect from Pearle Opticians)
two largest eyewear retailers in the United States. The Pearle chain of opticians in Europe is now part of Grandvision and has more than 1000 branches in...
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Raymond Wilson (physicist) (redirect from Raymond Wilson (optician))
Raymond Neil Wilson (23 March 1928 – 16 March 2018) was an English physicist and telescope optics designer, best known for pioneering the use of active...
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dispensing opticians was surrendered to the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). In 1986, the power of examination for dispensing opticians was...
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(Persian: کریم حکیمی) (born 1933) is an Iranian-Canadian entrepreneur and optician, known for founding Hakim Optical, a large chain of eyeglass stores across...
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to "Optometrist" on its "Fuller" record while retaining the Shop type "Optician" on its "Davidson" record. This would imply contradictory answers to the...
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William Jones (1762–1831) was an English maker of optical and other scientific instruments, who had Thomas Jefferson among his customers in London. He...
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George Adams (redirect from George Adams (optician))
George Adams may refer to: George Gammon Adams (1821–1898), English portrait sculptor and medallist George G. Adams (architect) (1850–1932), American architect...
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The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians is a trade body for manufacturers of ophthalmic examination technology established in 1917. It claims to be...
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Thomas Blunt (died 1823) was an English instrument maker, of scientific, optical and mathematical instruments. Blunt was apprenticed in 1760 to Edward...
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Yrjö Väisälä (section Optician)
Yrjö Väisälä (Finnish: [ˈyrjø ˈʋæi̯sælæ] ; 6 September 1891 – 21 July 1971) was a Finnish astronomer and physicist. His main contributions were in the...
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Cerium(IV) oxide (redirect from Opticians' rouge)
such as iron oxide and zirconia. For hobbyists, it is also known as "opticians' rouge". In its other main application, CeO2 is used to decolorize glass...
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The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN) is a government agency responsible for regulating the practice of optometry...
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Hassan's Optician Co. is a retail/wholesale company of eyewear, hearing aid and jewellery primarily based in Kuwait with branches in Oman, Lebanon, UK...
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John Cuff (c. 1708 – c. 1772) was an important English scientific instrument maker, particularly of microscopes. He was apprenticed to the optical instrument...
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in 2002. Boots Opticians Ltd was formed in 1987, with the acquisition of Clement Clarke Ltd and Curry and Paxton Ltd. Boots Opticians became the UK's...
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California Ritchey, Missouri George Willis Ritchey (1864–1945), American optician, telescope maker and astronomer Tom Ritchey (born 1956), American bike...
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oldest chains of retail opticians in the United Kingdom, having been established in 1750. The business was absorbed into Boots Opticians in 2009 and stores...
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Appointment to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (Deceased April 2021) Barbour Boots Opticians DAKS Ede & Ravenscroft Frank Smythson Gieves & Hawkes Hatchards Holland...
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Central England Co-operative (redirect from Westgate Opticians)
operated 27 retail stores, eight petrol stations, 21 travel agents, three opticians, a hair salon and 29 funeral homes. At the time of merger with the Midlands...
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