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