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The Opticians Association of Michigan, or OAM, is an organization of dispensing opticians including people who engage in the filling or dispensing to the ultimate consumer of ocular prescriptions involving lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses, optical devices, or any ophthalmic appliances intended to be used for eyewear or for the aid, correction, relief, or treatment of visual or ocular anomalies, and in the services related to such filling or dispensing.

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The mission of the Opticians Association of Michigan is to encourage the professional development of opticians through education, leadership and legislative representation for the visual well being of the general public. 

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Welcome to your best resource for helpful information regarding Opticianry in Michigan.  If you are a consumer of eyewear or a professional in the eyewear industry, you have come to the right place.

The Opticians Association of Michigan is an organization dedicated to the professional development of Opticians in Michigan, because a professional Optician is good for the eyewear industry and consumers.  The OAM is headed by a board of directors that is elected by the members of the OAM each year at the annual Spring Convention.  The board of directors oversees the efforts of the OAM by holding frequent board meetings and additional meetings of its various committees.  The board of directors consists entirely of volunteers who receive no compensation.

 

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Demonstrate to yourself, your staff, and your patients that you have the skills to be a successful dispensing optician. Never before in Michigan have you had the opportunity to distinguish yourself in your profession as you do now by passing the MBCO practical examination that tests your skills in six key areas:

- Lens Verification
- Frame adjustment
- Progressive and Occupational lens fitting
- Lens identification
- Lifestyle dispensing
- Troubleshooting

Successful completion of the exam will earn you a certificate valid for three years. Continue your education with ABO continuing education courses, as well as advanced opticianry courses provided exclusively through the Opticians Association of Michigan at our Spring and Fall annual conventions.

 

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