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DOT Code: 713.261-010

Industry: optical goods
Alternate Titles: ocularist, glass

Fabricates artificial glass eyes for humans according to physician's prescription or customer specifications, applying knowledge of glass blowing and fabricating techniques: Holds and turns glass tube over gas burner to soften glass to viscous state. Blows into tube to form globe. Superimposes glass of required color on top surface of bulb to form iris. Fuses black glass in center of iris to simulate pupil and fuses clear glass over iris to form cornea. Positions and fuses red glass threads on globe to produce veins of eyeball. Fits artificial glass eyes to patients and makes adjustments for cosmetic correction.

GOE: 05.05.11 STRENGTH: L GED: R4 M2 L4 SVP: 8 DLU: 77