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