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