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