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