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