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