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