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