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