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