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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 Technician”

Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
Assist patients to select eyewear.
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.
Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
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.
Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes.
Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
Take and document patients' medical histories.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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