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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 “Surgical Coordinator”

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

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

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