Mood Eyewear helping Opticianry students focus on their careers | Advancement and Alumni | Seneca Polytechnic

Photo: Tae (yeun) Kim (left) and Nicole Gage, both first-year students in Seneca’s Opticianry diploma program, have been able to practise selecting, fitting and adjusting eyeglass frames thanks to a donation from Mood Eyewear.

A new donation of eyeglass frames is enabling Opticianry students at Seneca to set their sights on the future.

With 1,330 frames from Mood Eyewear, nearly triple their gift from last year, first-year students in Seneca’s Opticianry diploma program have been able to use a variety of frames and obtain hands-on experience for working in their chosen field.

Access to frames is essential to Opticianry students, allowing them to practise how to accurately measure and fit lenses for patients. In one year, Opticianry students can easily work through more than 500 sets of frames.

“Our professor gave us each four frames to take home, and we work on these on our own time as well as in class,” said first-year student Nicole Gage. “It’s really good to practise. Part of what we’re learning is not only picking the right frame for a patient’s prescription, but we are trying to find the right frame that matches their face, style and taste. We also get to practise adjustments and fitting the frame to a person’s face.”

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