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