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