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