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