Problem w/Optima font when exported to pdf from indesign

I'm having a problem exporting files to pdf format with the optima font. It looks okay in indesign (preflight reports font status as okay)
but when I open pdf it is misformatted. I changed it to another font but would really like to use optima. Has anyone else run into this problem and how did you solve it?
Thanks

Thanks Michael,
New to forums and having a little trouble finding my way around. I reposted
on ID forum Optima file is from Adobe and is ps file.
Thanks for your help.

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Yes, you are correct. It is Anne-Marie Concepcion's videos that I've been watching.
I understand what you are saying about testing in other readers and I will be looking into that further. However our main task is to get some of our client's manuals and documents into a digital version that can be read on Apple devices, as these are what are being used by their sales force.
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