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