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