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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 with Surgical Assisting”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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