NEW YORK—This year, as it is every year, January is National Optician Month, a time to celebrate the opticians who make our industry go round. In addition to educating the general public about the work opticians do and their importance in a comprehensive eye exam, National Optician Month also presents other ECPs to show some love to the opticians they work alongside. Be it throwing them a special lunch, buying flowers, or giving them social media shoutouts, there are a million ways to celebrate special opticians. With some time still left in January, we’re taking a look at how some ECPs have been celebrating opticians this month—and how you can too.

Eye Q Optique in Chicago and Buffalo Grove, Ill., offered a special shoutout to their “dedicated opticians who bring clarity and style to our lives every day.” Image via eyeqoptique on Instagram


Truffles the Kitty, who works at A Child’s Eyes in Mechanicsburg, Penn., shared a fun, kid-friendly post that explains what opticians do and why they are such an important part of an eyecare team. Image via truffles_the_kitty on Instagram


In Minot, N.D., the Eyes on Burdick team took to Instagram to spotlight optician Kyler. Image via eyesonburdick on Instagram


The “outstanding optical team” at Reed Optical in Claremont, N.H., also got a social media shoutout. Image via reedoptical on Instagram


Cary Family Eye Care in Cary, N.C., is spending the month giving individual shoutouts to all its opticians on social media. The shoutouts started with Maggie, who has worked with the team for two years. Image via caryfamilyeyecare on Instagram


Optician Tom Kirland’s team showed their appreciation for him on Instagram. Image via tomkirklandopticiansofficial on Instagram