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\"JessicaOptician\u00a0Jessica Curnew, ABOC<\/strong>,\u00a0was inspired to open her shop, The Octician, in 2021 after her son turned 1. She had dreamed about creating cute optical swag that she could wear at work, and she hopes this venture will show her son that he can follow his dreams and do anything he puts his mind to! Newly added items can be found in her Etsy shop, and optical-inspired journals are on her Amazon shop.<\/p>\n

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Mousepads continued to be a best seller in the shop, especially this one featuring a retinal photograph and illustrations of wet and dry AMD.<\/p>\n

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Optician\u00a0Jessica Curnew, ABOC,\u00a0was inspired to open her shop, The Octician, in 2021 after her son turned 1. She had dreamed about creating cute optical swag that she could wear at work, and she hopes this venture will show her son that he can follow his dreams and do anything he puts his mind to! 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