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