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