Will “Ophthalmic Medical Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Unknown Chance of Automation

Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?

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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Ophthalmic Medical Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

iChartPlus
Web browser software
MediPro Medisoft Clinical
Email software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Medflow Complete
ezChartWriter
Microsoft Word
NaviNet Open
Microsoft Office
AcuityPro
EyeMD EMR
Microsoft Excel