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