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