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O*NET detailed work activityFit eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other vision aids
Stays humanHands-on care
3 jobs4 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Fit assistive devices to patients or clients, under the O*NET work activity group Assisting and Caring for Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 4 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
- Assist clients in selecting frames according to style and color, and ensure that frames are coordinated with facial and eye measurements and optical prescriptions.
- Heat, shape, or bend plastic or metal frames to adjust eyeglasses to fit clients, using pliers and hands.
- Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses.