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Job Description

Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2057.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,040.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
Currently, there are 43,990 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Ophthalmic Medical Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician”

Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
Assist patients to insert or remove contact lenses.
Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
Take and document patients' medical histories.
Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
Assist patients to select eyewear.
Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes.
Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.

Related Technology & Tools

Optical interferometers
Wavefront aberrometers
Visual acuity cards
Loose prisms
A-scan biometers
Retinoscopes
Eye chart projectors
Potential acuity meters
Amsler grids
Combination refractor keratometers
Handheld occluders
Personal computers
Ophthalmic syringes
Jaeger lid plates
Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
Digital pupillometers
Ophthalmic slit lamps
Fundus cameras
Optokinetic drums
Brightness acuity testers
Snellen eye charts
Manual lensometers
Color blindness tests
Millimeter rules
Naugle exophthalmometers
Snipe nose pliers
Ophthalmic perimeters
Luedde exophthalmometers
Ophthalmic tonometers
Corneal pachymeters
Flat nose pliers
Steam autoclaves
Retinal tomography machines
Stereo vision tests
Ocular transilluminators
Optical screwdrivers
Autorefractors
Laser facsimile machines
Manual blood pressure cuffs
Maddox rods
Bio-microscopes
Corneal topographers
B-Scan biometers
Automated lensometers
Titmus vision screeners
Manual pupillometers
Ophthalmoscopes
Tangent screens
Wide jaw angling pliers
Hertel exophthalmometers
Phoroptors
Ophthalmic tonographers

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