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