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