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