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Association's Mission:
The Opticians Association Of Georgia is a professional association that
represents opticians and contact lens technicians throughout the state.
The Association's primary mission is to maintain high standards of practice
within the profession to protect the health and welfare of the public.
The Association seeks to accomplish its mission by protecting and expanding
the ability of its members to compete in the prescription eyewear
marketplace.
Strength In
Unity:
In today's complex legislative and regulatory climate, professional
occupations have learned that their survival often depends on collective
action and unity of purpose. The Association speaks for Georgia
opticians and contact lens technicians with a single voice. The
membership and participation of all opticians provide the Association with a
voice that is strong enough to command respect in the halls of government.
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of subjects: legislative and regulatory issues, technical developments
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Message From The Message From The President...
The President's Message
A Special
Message From Our President:
Thomas Blair, Jr., LDO, ABOM
President’s message
Spring 2K10
On Professional Pride And Personal Responsibility
By
Thomas Blair, Jr., LDO, ABOM
As president I get to
hear from a broad cross section of the Georgia opticianry community. It goes
with the territory and I willingly embrace it as part of the job. Most of the
callers are cordial, friendly, and the exchanges can be enlightening. What I
find increasingly disturbing of late are the periodic callers who manage to make
it sound as though they are hapless victims when it comes to matters such as
allowing licenses to lapse, etc. There are clearly situations in the human
experience when such a situation may occur for legitimate reasons, and
accordingly these situations are not the focus of my comments. The focus of my
ire - however - is the caller who doesn’t know what their responsibilities are
as a licensee, and to a degree don’t seem to particularly care. These are the
folks with the attitude of “what’s the problem, you work for me.” Increasingly,
I am finding it appropriate to challenge these callers with “if you don’t know
what your responsibilities are, quite frankly why don’t you know?” Straight up,
it’s very obvious some folks are their own worst enemy! There is very little an
individual can’t find about their license status and renewal obligation with a
little effort and initiative. The state of Georgia provides a ready resource of
license information at
www.sos.georgia.gov./plb/opticians/ . Where I’m going with this is, it’s
long past time for these individuals to acquire an attitude of professionalism
and pride. Legitimate extenuating circumstances aside, there really is no reason
for anyone to find themselves in a state of license expiration, particularly
when the penalties imposed for reinstatement are rather stiff. The bottomline
is all Georgia Licensed Opticians have the exact same license renewal cycle.
All licensed practitioners have a direct personal responsibility to know when
their license renewal period occurs. By taking direct personal responsibility in
this area, an individual reduces the risk of being victimized by misinformation
and disinformation.
To the licensed opticians
who diligently handle their business, I salute you and we are kindred spirits.
To those who can’t seem to find the time to act accordingly, pay attention now
or continue to pay - much - more later!
Most cordially,
Thomas Blair, Jr., LDO,
ABOM
President, OAG
770 348-9955 (vm)
Tblair3@bellsouth.net
(click HERE for the message in downloadable, PDF format)
Previous President's
Messages (download PDF or Adobe Reader Free Below)
(previous message, The Case for Raising the Bar, June 2K8, in PDF format, click
here.)
(previous message, Hope is not a plan, Spring 2K9, in PDF format, click here)
(previous Message,
Where Do We Go From Here Winter 2K9 PDF format, click here)
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