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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”

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

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