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