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