Will “Doctor of Optometry (OD)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1041.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 117,580.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 56.00
• Currently, there are 36,430 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Optometrists”.

Also Known As…

• Optometrists
• Optometrist/Practice Owner
• Optometrist, President/Practice Owner
• Optometrist, Owner
• Optometrist
• Independent Contractor
• Eye Clinic Manager
• Doctor of Optometry (OD)
• Chief, Optometry Service
• Optometry Doctor (OD)

Tasks for “Doctor of Optometry (OD)”

• Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.
• Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses and other vision aids.
• Remove foreign bodies from the eye.
• Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.
• Provide vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation.
• Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements and safety factors.
• Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.
• Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.
• Examine eyes, using observation, instruments and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities such as glaucoma or color blindness.
• Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.

Related Technology & Tools

• Multiple pinhole mask occluders
• Randot stereo tests
• Pupil diameter PD rules
• Combined cover paddle occluders
• Yellow condensing lenses
• Gonioscopy lenses
• Lachrymal dilators
• Horizontal prism bars
• Fundus cameras
• 4-well lens holders
• Multiple pin hole occluders
• Lachrymal cannulae
• Biomicroscopes
• Golf club spuds
• Retinoscopy racks
• Contact lens loupes
• Wide jaw angling pliers
• Amsler grids
• Pediatric near point cards
• Mechanical stethoscopes
• Ophthalmoscopes
• Desktop computers
• Snipe nose pliers
• Personal computers
• Clear 20 diopter condensing lenses
• Lensometers
• Lens clocks
• Tonometers
• Retinoscopes
• Non-contact handheld fundus lenses
• Snellen eye charts
• Single Lea symbol books
• Optical screwdrivers
• Trial lens sets
• Autorefractors
• Clear 78 diopter condensing lenses
• Ishihara plates
• Skiascopic lens rack
• Halberg clips
• Child fixation targets
• Worth 4-dot tests
• Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopes
• Combination refractor keratometers
• Lea symbols near vision cards
• Loose prisms
• 8-well lens flippers
• Sphygmomanometers
• Half nylon gripping pliers
• Retinal cameras
• Lens calipers
• Phoroptors
• Hruby lenses
• Corneal pachymeters
• Color vision testing devices
• Notebook computers
• Corneal topographers
• Ophthalmic transilluminators
• Broken wheel visual acuity cards
• Scleral depressors
• Adult fixation targets
• Fixation cards
• HRR Hardy-Rand-Rittler plates

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