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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 Photographer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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