People with a real mix of backgrounds attended the course at Birmingham Optical, from experienced dispensing opticians to practice receptionists who had dabbled with glazing equipment and wanted to expand their skill set. As a complete beginner, I did feel a little intimidated to begin with, as everyone was at the very least familiar with the equipment in the room.
For the morning session, students are handed a pair of single-vision lenses and a metal frame. The aim is for the delegates to glaze the glasses themselves after a talk from dispensing optician Chris Bottomley. His presentation revolves around a handbook given out to delegates, which details the glazing process from start to finish. In the afternoon, the more advanced delegates start to look at glazing rimless spectacles and the others glaze an acetate frame with bifocal lenses.
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