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