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