This is an externship in an approved ophthalmic practice with a retail dispensing optical. The student will gain a working knowledge of ophthalmi c frame, lens stock, inventory system, layout and blocking, chemical and heat treating, edging, sur facing, tinting, retail sells, dispensing, assembly and alignment of eyewear according to the written prescription. Students are placed for 16 weeks to gain outside externship experience under the tutelage of a Florida Licensed Dispensing Optician. Site preceptor and course professor will work closely to ensure student success.