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