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