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