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Mari Cooper

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Summary


Knowledgeable Licensed Optician with solid foundation in optical science and customer/patient care. Leveraged technical skills to ensure precise eyewear fitting and positive results in previous roles. Demonstrated competence in handling complex prescriptions and maintaining high-quality standards in lens crafting.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Licensed Optician

Healthsource of Ohio
02.2021 - Current


  • Utilize a lensometer and other tools to accomplish troubleshooting, solve issues, and ensure a quality finished product.
  • Daily tasks include ordering, adjusting, fitting, dispensing, and repairing eyewear.
  • Complied with yearly continuing education.
  • Submitted claims with vision insurance companies to garner payment for optical services.
  • Calibrated seg heights, vertex, and pupillary distance and pantoscopic tilt to customize eyeglass orders and create perfect fit.


Licensed Spectacle/Contact Lens Optician

Thoma & Sutton (later Clarkson Eyecare)
08.2012 - 02.2021


  • Conducted tests using advanced diagnostic equipment and tools for optimal contact lens prescribing.
  • Scheduled and examined patients for proper contact lens fit, visual acuities, resolving issues and ensuring patient compliance with contact lens wear.
  • Instructed patients on contact lens care, insertion and removal.
  • Other duties included fitting, ordering, adjusting, and repairing eyeglasses.

Licensed Optician

WalMart Vision Center
06.2005 - 08.2012


* Daily tasks included lens edging/finishing, tinting, and troubleshooting.


Licensed Optician

Dayton Eye Associates
08.1998 - 06.2011


  • Collaborated with healthcare providers to enhance patient treatment plans.
  • Inspecting completed eyewear and applying Fresnel prism enhancements to eyeglass lenses for strabismus patients.


Education

Bachelor of Science - Dietetics/Medical Nutrition Therapy

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH

Associate of Science - Dietetics

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

Diploma - Medical Assisting/Administration

Community College of The Air Force
Sheppard AFB, Texas

Skills

  • Optical dispensing, adjusting, repair
  • Lensometry
  • Visual acuity testing
  • Contact lens fitting
  • Troubleshooting techniques
  • Insurance verification/claims submission
  • Custom eyewear solutions
  • Diagnostic equipment operation
  • HIPAA compliance
  • Insurance verification
  • Eyeglass repair

Timeline

Licensed Optician

Healthsource of Ohio
02.2021 - Current

Licensed Spectacle/Contact Lens Optician

Thoma & Sutton (later Clarkson Eyecare)
08.2012 - 02.2021

Licensed Optician

WalMart Vision Center
06.2005 - 08.2012

Licensed Optician

Dayton Eye Associates
08.1998 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Science - Dietetics/Medical Nutrition Therapy

University of Cincinnati

Associate of Science - Dietetics

Sinclair Community College

Diploma - Medical Assisting/Administration

Community College of The Air Force
Mari Cooper