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