I am so excited to be launching this new site. I feel like there is so much information waiting to be shared with the eyeglass consumer and no one is taking the time to share it. Well I am!
A little about me…..
I’ve been an optician since 1993. I picked up on optics very quickly and realized it was something I was good at. Some may say I am great at it, I’ll let them say it, I’ll just say good. Seriously though, I love to write, I love to educate, and I, dare I say it, yes, I will, I LOVE optics. Actually, I love meeting the person who says their glasses have never been right or they’ve never been able to see out of them, and then here I come and work with them to trouble shoot every possible area and they walk out happy and seeing. The only thing out of my control is the prescription. If that is wrong, then the optician just can not do their job effectively.
Perfect glasses = 50% Prescription + 50% optician
This is a formula not every doctor would agree with, but the ones who don’t probably haven’t worked with a great optician. 🙂
I love frames so I will be showcasing some of my favorite frames as well. If you have difficulty finding a frame or are looking for something different from what you’re currently wearing, I’m happy to help point you in the right direction.
I do work as an optician in the Kansas City Metro area in Overland Park, KS but this blog isn’t designed to get more business for me there. It is designed to help educate you, the consumer or, as I will often refer to you as, the patient so you are armed with the right knowledge to purchase your eye wear wherever you choose. If you do want to come see me, you are welcome to reach out to me. You do not need to be a patient of our practice to purchase glasses from me.
So please feel free to browse my page. Follow me to stay up to date with anything I post. If you have an optical question as it relates to your eye-wear, please do not hesitate to ask.
The other side of my knowledge is the business side. I have been able to turn a profit and see substantial growth with every office I have ever worked at, all while maintaining a fair pricing structure so if you are a private optometrist or ophthalmologist who has a dispensing area not doing as well as you would like, I would be happy to sit down with you as a consultant to discuss the things needed to see growth and set up a plan of action to move in the right direction.
I look forward to helping you “see” your world just a little better than you have before.
Paula Halifax 