Social Networking

Join POF on Facebook

A social networking site can be a good way to make connections with people with similar interests and goals. They can be a way for you to connect with or "meet" other optical professionals that you would not have had the opportunity to before.

Meeting people and staying connected with classmates from high school or college and former colleagues, with friends and even clients is a major benefit of social networking sites.

Professional Opticians of Florida makes it easy to get started with our group page on Facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71439325942&ref=nf

OptiBoard.com a Superb Spot for Opticians on Web

Need a discontinued frame part? Need a new job? Need to vent about the unbelievably annoying patient that just walked out of your optical? Since 1995, OptiBoard has been the place to visit on-line for Opticians and ophthalmic professionals.

Visit www.optiboard.com, and choose one of the many forums and discussion groups available. With over 12,500 members, someone on-line is sure to have that frame front you're looking for - try posting in "General Discussion". The "Job Board" may hold a new employment opportunity. In the "Just Conversation" forum, you can talk about anything (from politics to that patient that just asked you to change their green, crusty nose pads for the third time this year !

OptiBoard is a great place to expand horizons. There are a wide variety of people from the 30 year (plus) veterans in retail optics- to the large and small optical shop owners, to the lens manufacturer technical experts, to opticians just starting in the field. Each member adds their style and expertise (and sometimes their odd sense of reality) to the discussions that take place every day.

There have been over 295,000 posts to the site since 1995 here is a sample of current & classic topics:

Tips on Dispensing

Craziest things you've heard from patients...

Progressive Lens Discussion Forum

Computer and Software Help

The Disappointment w/ Sarah and her famous eyewear

The Optical Vision Site

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The Optical Vision Site

The Optical Vision Site is the new, upbeat and innovative optical blog that is a great resource for all things optical. The site provides lots of information to inspire, inform and encourage the optical professional to compete in the optical workplace. The Optical Vision Site features daily tips and unique content. Whether you are an Independent retailer, doctor, optician, sales rep, optical vendor or anything else related to optical they hope you will find something to inform, inspire or even amuse you.

The site covers many subjects such as:

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This site is new – so check it out.