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Why Training and Certification? |
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You might be curious why Vision Fore Golfing requires training and certification optometrists, ophthalmologists and other doctors who do eye examinations. After all, if you are reading this page, you are likely an expert vision care professional who might also be dispensing eyeglasses. So, why would you need training and certification for producing products and services that you are already delivering? |
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There answer is twofold. First, your expertise is required to be part of the North American Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass team. Second, your expertise needs to be “exposed” and reconfigured to be able to produce these precision eyeglasses. |
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Let me explain. |
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Professionals in all fields develop routines and habits that facilitate their work. In most cases this is a good thing because it makes them more productive. Novices marvel at how much experts can do with seemingly so little time and effort. Their knowledge “expertise” operates in the background, allowing them to produce and respond quickly to new challenges and problem. |
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The downside of expertise is that since it works in the background it produces habits that usually go unexamined and these habits get in the way of learning new procedures that produce new results. For example, people develop habits when they learn how to drive, For the most part this is good because without them, driving would be extremely difficulty and awkward. However, these habits also prevent people from changing their driving behavior when
conditions change. Thus we have, in temperate climates, the annual rash of accidents when the first snow comes. |
Doctors who do eye exams and opticians who dispense eyeglasses and contact lenses are also creatures of habit. They learned certain ways in their professional schooling, which allowed them to
be competent and productive. Their knowledge base was established at that time. Most professionals continue to update their knowledge and skills. However what they learned when first educated
creates resistance to learning new ways of doing things. |
Becoming a Certified Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass Dispenser requires “unpacking” your underlying
knowledge and expertise in order to open it up to a proven approach to designing eyeglasses which
we call the 10 step process. This process requires your existing knowledge and expertise applied in
a unique manner to produce Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglasses. Thus, you need training to use your
competence in new ways. |
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The Art and Science of Refraction |
Paul Boyko Jr., the creator of Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglasses, deeply believes in the science of refraction and vision correction. As an optician, he took it upon himself to learn the science of refraction. He did this so he better understand the prescriptions that his clients brought him to fill
and so he could respond to the occasional “conflicts” that he noticed when he compared patient histories to the new prescriptions that his clients were given. As in every other human endeavor, professionals occasionally err, opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists alike. When every
professional in the vision correction industry understands the roles and expertise of their
counterparts, things seem to work better. |
Paul Boyko Jr. wants assist you in learning the art and science of making precision eyeglasses.
He knows that when professionals develop cross-expertise, that is, when opticians can understand
refractions and optometrists and ophthalmologists can understand the manufacturing and dispensing
of lenses, then the people needing vision correction will get a superior product. |
The essence of the Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass Dispensing Certification program is to teach you
the art and science of designing and manufacturing eyeglasses that enable the presbyopic golfer
to improve their game. You will learn a ten-step process and be coached on stocking your facility
with proper equipment and tools that will enable you to be part of the Vision Fore Golfing
Manufacturing Team. Once certified, you will experience of one of the most exciting
developments in the vision correction industry in recent history. |
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The Ten Step Process |
The Vision Fore Golfing Ten Step Process is described for clients elsewhere on this website.
Essentially, the ten steps are: |
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1: Conduct Eye Exam |
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2: Show Samples |
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3: Perform Initial Fitting |
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4: Build/Update Patient History |
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5: Send In The Work Order |
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6: Manufacture Eyeglasses |
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7: Contact Clients When Eyeglasses Arrive |
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8: Fit And Adjust |
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9: Review Maintenance and Care Regimen |
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10: Explain Warranty |
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Eye exam, fitting, selection of lenses and frames, and manufacturing include these ten steps in four
phases. During the training process, Certified Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass Dispenser candidates will
learn the details of these ten steps. |
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The Training Process |
The Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass Dispenser training process builds on your knowledge and expertise
as a vision correction professional. Its focus is to give you an optician’s perspective on vision correction, or to be more exact, an insight into an expert optician’s approach to delivering to the
client the best thinnest and lightest pair of eyeglasses that they can play golf with that begins
with a comprehensive eye exam. The goal of the program is to enable you to be part of the
Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass production team and to raise the bar for the vision correction
industry to deliver the highest quality eyeglasses to our deserving clients. |
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When you complete the Vision Fore Golfing Training program you will |
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- Have all the necessary tools and equipment to carry out your part of the 10 step process |
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- Have access to the best lenses and frames from all over the world |
- Be able to perform the initial fitting, submit the work order and fit and adjust the final product
in accordance to the standards and procedures of the Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglass Company |
- Have an inventory of samples to help your clients make better choices of styles,
frames and lenses |
- Be knowledgeable of the work of the optician along with the science and technology of
manufacturing precision eyeglasses |
- Convince potential clients of the benefits of Vision Fore Golfing Eyeglasses in boosting
the enjoyment of their golf game |
- Be part of the renaissance of the vision correction industry that promises to deliver the
highest quality vision correction products using the best technology in the world. |
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The Certification Process and Timeline |
The Certification Process begins when you complete the Certified Vision Fore Golfing Dispenser Application Form. If you meet the basic requirements, Paul Rousseau, our Director of Training, Development and Certification will contact you to arrange a visit to your site. He will spend two days there; gathering information about your facilities, delivering and setting up the inventory of samples and explaining the 10 step process and the role that you
will play in producing our precision perfect golfing eyeglasses for your clients. Once your knowledge and skill level meets criteria, you will be granted provisional certification status, which will enable you to initiate the production of
Vision Fore Golfing eyeglasses. |
The provisional certification status is for three months. During that time, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to collect the necessary information to send in a work order for golfing eyeglasses, and properly dispense them to your clients. A minimum of three orders will be required to evaluate your performance. Telephone and email coaching will be available during this provisional
phase to help you become proficient. Full certification status will be granted after successful completion of the time and order requirements. |
Once you achieve full certification status, the Director of Training, Development and Certification
will work with you to develop a marketing strategy and the skill set to build your client base among golfers. This will involve email and telephone coaching and direct participation in trade shows,
golfing tournaments and other promotional opportunities. |
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Certification status will be reviewed after one year. |
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