Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.
<ul><li>Mount and secure lens blanks or optical lenses in holding tools or chucks of cutting, polishing, grinding, or coating machines.</li><li>Inspect lens blanks to detect flaws, verify smoothness of surface, and ensure thickness of coating on lenses.</li><li>Set up machines to polish, bevel, edge, or grind lenses, flats, blanks, or other precision optical elements.</li><li>Shape lenses appropriately so that they can be inserted into frames.</li><li>Inspect, weigh, and measure mounted or unmounted lenses after completion to verify alignment and conformance to specifications, using precision instruments.</li><li>Clean finished lenses and eyeglasses, using cloths and solvents.</li><li>Mount, secure, and align finished lenses in frames or optical assemblies, using precision hand tools.</li><li>Examine prescriptions, work orders, or broken or used eyeglasses to determine specifications for lenses, contact lenses, or other optical elements.</li><li>Adjust lenses and frames to correct alignment.</li><li>Select lens blanks, molds, tools, and polishing or grinding wheels, according to production specifications.</li><li>Position and adjust cutting tools to specified curvature, dimensions, and depth of cut.</li><li>Assemble eyeglass frames and attach shields, nose pads, and temple pieces, using pliers, screwdrivers, and drills.</li><li>Set dials and start machines to polish lenses or hold lenses against rotating wheels to polish them manually.</li><li>Repair broken parts, using precision hand tools and soldering irons.</li></ul>