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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
- Angiography Technologist
Tasks for “Certified Ophthalmic Assistant”
- Supervise or instruct ophthalmic staff.
- Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
- Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
- Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
- Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
- Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
- Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
- Measure corneal thickness, using pachymeter or contact ultrasound methods.
- 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.
- Measure the thickness of the retinal nerve, using scanning laser polarimetry techniques to aid in diagnosis of glaucoma.
- Perform slit lamp biomicroscopy procedures to diagnose disorders of the eye, such as retinitis, presbyopia, cataracts, or retinal detachment.
- Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
- Photograph patients' eye areas, using clinical photography techniques, to document retinal or corneal defects.
- Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
- Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
- Collect ophthalmic measurements or other diagnostic information, using ultrasound equipment, such as A-scan ultrasound biometry or B-scan ultrasonography equipment.
- Assess refractive condition of eyes, using retinoscope.
- Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
- Calculate corrections for refractive errors.
- Perform advanced ophthalmic procedures, including electrophysiological, electrophysical, or microbial procedures.
- Perform flourescein angiography of the eye.
- Assess abnormalities of color vision, such as amblyopia.
- Conduct low vision blindness tests.
- Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
- Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
- Create three-dimensional images of the eye, using computed tomography (CT).
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
Related Technology & Tools
- Naugle exophthalmometers
- Amsler grids
- Potential acuity meters
- Automated lensometers
- Ophthalmic retinoscopes
- Personal computers
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Handheld occluders
- Manual lensometers
- Retinal tomography machines
- Specular microscopes
- Ophthalmic slit lamps
- Luedde exophthalmometers
- Corneal topographers
- Tangent screens
- Manual pupillometers
- Fundus cameras
- Maddox rods
- Steam autoclaves
- Wavefront aberrometers
- Ophthalmoscopes
- Jaeger lid plates
- Ophthalmic tonographers
- Ocular transilluminators
- Ophthalmic syringes
- Titmus vision screeners
- Laser facsimile machines
- Optokinetic drums
- Manual blood pressure cuffs
- Scanning laser ophthalmoscopes
- Color blindness tests
- Stereo vision tests
- Autorefractors
- Millimeter rules
- Eye chart projectors
- B-Scan biometers
- Brightness acuity testers
- Snellen eye charts
- Bio-microscopes
- Visual acuity cards
- Electroretinogram equipment
- Hertel exophthalmometers
- Digital pupillometers
- Ophthalmic tonometers
- A-scan biometers
- Combination refractor keratometers
- Corneal pachymeters
- Ophthalmic perimeters
- Phoroptors
- Email software
- EyeMD EMR
- Medflow Complete
- NaviNet Open
- iChartPlus
- MediPro Medisoft Clinical
- ezChartWriter
- Web browser software
- AcuityPro