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