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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 Medical Technician”

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

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

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