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