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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 “Ophthalmic Medical Assistant”

Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
Take and document patients' medical histories.
Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.
Assist patients to insert or remove contact lenses.
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.
Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes.
Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses.
Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.
Assist patients to select eyewear.
Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.
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.
Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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