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