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