Optician Tools:
Laramy-K List of All Optical Tools Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA9-eUzNO2JhY6eJOOAYqw2Fd97W3pOVk
Wide Jaw Temple Angling Pliers: used to change angle of temple for pantoscopic and retroscopic adjustments. Can be used on individual temples for patients with uneven ears. Also, helps with closed temple folds. (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDdhh5KEFMc
https://westernoptical.com/products/wide-jaw-angling-plier-budgetool-model
Soft Jaw Round Nose Pliers: Adjusts the temple in and out from the hinge to widen/tighten frames. One side of pliers are soft while the other side is rounded to fit in between the hinge and the temple. (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJQu2WVFn-c
Screw Extractor: Used to extract screws from a frame that are hard to remove because the screws are lodged inside the frame, stripped, do not have enough room to cut off, or broken inside the frame. (VIDEO) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf1nOnO0p_M
Soft Jaw Pliers: Pliers that are soft on both sides, used for adjusting temple for tilt, adding curve to the temple.
Optical Tweezers; Used to hold screws in place for mounting or dismounting.
Screw Finishing Tool: Tool with cup on the end to smooth out screws that are still exposed after being cut. Removes the need for using files that could slip off and damage the frame. Cup goes over screw and you wiggle the tool back and forth to file down screw.
Lens Clock: Device used to measure the sagital depth of a lens. When turning the lens clock on the surface and the power changes then the lens has unequal surfaces, which means it is toric. This device is set to measure lenses with a IOR of 1.53.
Nosepad Pliers: Used on the arm of the bridge to adjust the angle or vertex of the nose pads. One side is flat and the other has a groove to fit the end of the arm into the groove.
Axis Adjusting Pliers: Pliers used to rotate the lenses so that the axis is adjusted. Should only be adjusted a few degrees when lenses are off axis, more than this the lenses should be remade.
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Notes: Need to add pics and descriptions on how to use each tool.
Laramy - k youtube videos below each tool to see how to use it.
ools Listed below have Amazon links to purchase tools and see pictures. (from https://www.opticiantraining.org/optician-tools/)
Double Nylon Jaw Pliers – Used for adjusting bridges, endpieces, and temples
Angling Pliers – Used for pantoscopic and retroscopic angle adjustments
Snipe Nose Pliers – Used for fine eyewire adjustments
Cutter Pliers – Used to cut screws
Nose Pad Pliers – Used for nose pad assembly adjustments
Axis Pliers – Used for lens axis alignment
Compression Pliers – Used for rimless eyeglass frames
Compression Sleeve Cutters – Used for trimming compression sleeves
3-Piece Frame Adjusting Pliers – Used for drill mount frame adjustment
Screwdriver Set – Used for removing and replacing screws
Nutdriver Set – Used for removing and replacing nuts
Hot Air Frame Warmer - Used for warming plastic frames
Pupilometer – Used to measure pupillary distance
Distometer – Used to measure vertex distance
Polariscope – Used to measure lens stress
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Nose Adjustment Pliers- A small pair of pliers with a little indention near the front. This tool gives you the ability to bend and adjust in small increments the nose pad and nose pad arm.
Round Flat Pliers- One half of these unique pliers consists of a flat wider side wrapped with a nylon sleeve. This is to eliminate damage to anything that has a coating or finish on the glass frames. This tool will be used to tighten or widen the temple on either side of the frame.
Flat Nose Pliers- These pliers consist of two flat sides that are both wrapped in nylon sleeves. This tool can also make adjustments to tighten or widen the sides of a frame, although more commonly used for plastic frames because of thickness. This optician tool also works well on nose pads needing pushed and snapped into place.
Chain Nose Pliers- This optician tool will be used to hold intricate pieces as screws on the temples of frames. You may also find yourself using these with nose pads and nose pads arms.
Clipping Pliers- These clippers can be used for a variety of tasks when working on glass frames. Some of the uses are cutting screws off and cutting nylon string on a semi rimless frame. A note, you would not want to use this optician tool to cut titanium, this may result in dulling the tool.
Eye Wire Shaping Tool- You probably will not find yourself using this tool quite often, but still very handy and useful to know how. If you are not able to get a lens to fit in the frame properly, you can use this tool to bend the frame where needed.
Axis Rotating Pliers- Another optician tool that you may use from time to time are the axis rotating pliers. This tool would be used to adjust the axis of the lens if needed.
Ultra Sonic Cleaner- You would use an ultra sonic cleaner if a patient or guest brings in a pair of glasses that needed to be cleaned. Most important thing to do when cleaning glasses with an ultra sonic cleaner is removing the lenses. You can clean plastic and metal frames in this machine, biggest thing to remember is removing the lenses.
Frame Warmer- This is an optician tool that you may use most often with metal or plastic frames. You will use this tool most commonly for the adjustment of frame temples and the frame bridge.