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