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