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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 “Medical Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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