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