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"LATHE OPERATOR, CONTACT LENS"
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Job Description:

  • 1) Operates jeweler's lathe to cut inside or outside curvature in contact lens blanks: Reads prescription to determine lens thickness and dioptric power and converts specified dioptric power to radius dimensions, using conversion table.

  • 2) Inserts plastic blank in holding chuck of lathe.

  • 3) Adjusts cutting tool mechanism for specified radius of inside or outside curvature and depth of cut.

  • 4) Starts lathe and turns crank to advance cutting tool.

  • 5) Observes gauge and readjusts lathe to prevent excessive cutting.

  • 6) Pulls control arm to move cutting tool across face of lens.

  • 7) Removes lens from chuck and examines lens for smoothness of cut.

  • 8) Measures lens to verify compliance with specifications, using thickness gauge and calipers.

  • 9) Tapes finished lens to work order and places lens in routing box.

 

 

 


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DOT:   716.382-010

Job Number: 5756