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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 “Ophthalmic Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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