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