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