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