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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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