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Job Description
Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions and ophthalmic photography. Provide instruction and supervision to other ophthalmic personnel. Assist with minor surgical procedures, applying aseptic techniques and preparing instruments. May perform eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct patients in care and use of corrective lenses.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2099.05
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Ophthalmic Medical Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
- Surgical Coordinator
- Ophthalmology Surgical Technician
- Ophthalmic Technologist (Ophthalmic Tech)
- Ophthalmic Medical Technologist
- Ophthalmic Medical Assistant
- Clinical Supervisor
- Certified Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant
- Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist (COMT)
- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
- Certified Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer and Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist (CDOS and ROUB)
- Retinal Angiographer
- Optometric Technologist
- Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant
- Ophthalmic Photographer
- Ocular Care Technologist
- Medical Technologist
- Certified Retinal Angiographer
- Certified Ophthalmic Technologist
Tasks for “Angiography Technologist”
- Photograph patients' eye areas, using clinical photography techniques, to document retinal or corneal defects.
- Assess refractive condition of eyes, using retinoscope.
- Create three-dimensional images of the eye, using computed tomography (CT).
- Measure the thickness of the retinal nerve, using scanning laser polarimetry techniques to aid in diagnosis of glaucoma.
- Supervise or instruct ophthalmic staff.
- Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
- Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
- Collect ophthalmic measurements or other diagnostic information, using ultrasound equipment, such as A-scan ultrasound biometry or B-scan ultrasonography equipment.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
- Conduct tests, such as the Amsler Grid test, to measure central visual field used in the early diagnosis of macular degeneration, glaucoma, or diseases of the eye.
- Perform advanced ophthalmic procedures, including electrophysiological, electrophysical, or microbial procedures.
- Assess abnormalities of color vision, such as amblyopia.
- Perform slit lamp biomicroscopy procedures to diagnose disorders of the eye, such as retinitis, presbyopia, cataracts, or retinal detachment.
- Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
- Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
- Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
- Perform flourescein angiography of the eye.
- 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.
- Measure corneal thickness, using pachymeter or contact ultrasound methods.
- Conduct low vision blindness tests.
- Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
- Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
- Calculate corrections for refractive errors.
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
- Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
- Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
- Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Related Technology & Tools
- Optokinetic drums
- Retinal tomography machines
- Ophthalmic tonographers
- Naugle exophthalmometers
- Combination refractor keratometers
- Manual pupillometers
- Eye chart projectors
- Luedde exophthalmometers
- Personal computers
- Amsler grids
- Tangent screens
- Brightness acuity testers
- Ophthalmic slit lamps
- Manual blood pressure cuffs
- Snellen eye charts
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Autorefractors
- Maddox rods
- Electroretinogram equipment
- Manual lensometers
- Corneal pachymeters
- Hertel exophthalmometers
- Steam autoclaves
- Ophthalmic tonometers
- Bio-microscopes
- Corneal topographers
- Fundus cameras
- Laser facsimile machines
- A-scan biometers
- Phoroptors
- Stereo vision tests
- Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes
- Specular microscopes
- Ophthalmic perimeters
- B-Scan biometers
- Visual acuity cards
- Wavefront aberrometers
- Ophthalmic retinoscopes
- Potential acuity meters
- Ophthalmoscopes
- Millimeter rules
- Titmus vision screeners
- Digital pupillometers
- Ophthalmic syringes
- Automated lensometers
- Color blindness tests
- Jaeger lid plates
- Handheld occluders
- Ocular transilluminators
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