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