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