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