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