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