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