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Job Description

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2057.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,040.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
Currently, there are 43,990 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Ophthalmic Medical Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician”

Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
Take and document patients' medical histories.
Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
Assist patients to select eyewear.
Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
Assist patients to insert or remove contact lenses.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses.

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Wavefront aberrometers
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Ophthalmic syringes
Luedde exophthalmometers
Flat nose pliers
Ophthalmic slit lamps
Maddox rods
Hertel exophthalmometers
Combination refractor keratometers
Eye chart projectors
Digital pupillometers
Ophthalmic tonographers
Retinal tomography machines
A-scan biometers
Optical screwdrivers
Tangent screens
Corneal topographers
Automated lensometers
Amsler grids
Manual blood pressure cuffs
Jaeger lid plates
Fundus cameras
Bio-microscopes
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Titmus vision screeners
Loose prisms
Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Laser facsimile machines
Manual pupillometers
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Personal computers
Steam autoclaves
Retinoscopes
Snipe nose pliers
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Handheld occluders
Visual acuity cards
Millimeter rules
Potential acuity meters
Autorefractors
Snellen eye charts
B-Scan biometers
Color blindness tests
Optical interferometers
Wide jaw angling pliers
Optokinetic drums
Ophthalmic tonometers
Phoroptors
Brightness acuity testers
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