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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-Surgical Assistant (COT-SA)”

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

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A-scan biometers
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Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Ophthalmic tonometers
Color blindness tests
Eye chart projectors
Retinal tomography machines
Luedde exophthalmometers
Millimeter rules
Maddox rods
Amsler grids
Jaeger lid plates
Steam autoclaves
Handheld occluders
Brightness acuity testers
Fundus cameras
Optical interferometers
Bio-microscopes
Autorefractors
Snellen eye charts
Snipe nose pliers
Digital pupillometers
Laser facsimile machines
Manual blood pressure cuffs
B-Scan biometers
Optokinetic drums
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Potential acuity meters
Hertel exophthalmometers
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Flat nose pliers
Manual pupillometers
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Tangent screens
Automated lensometers
Manual lensometers
Phoroptors
Visual acuity cards
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Ophthalmic syringes
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