Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

• 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.
• Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
• Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.

• Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
• Assess refractive condition of eyes, using retinoscope.
• Educate patients on ophthalmic medical procedures, conditions of the eye, and appropriate use of medications.
• Perform fluorescein angiography of the eye.
• Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
• Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
• Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
• Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
• Measure corneal thickness, using pachymeter or contact ultrasound methods.
• Measure the thickness of the retinal nerve, using scanning laser polarimetry techniques to aid in diagnosis of glaucoma.
• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements, such as axial length measurements, of the eye or surrounding tissue.
• Take and document patients' medical histories.
• Perform ophthalmic triage, in the office or by phone, to assess severity of patients' conditions.
• Supervise or instruct ophthalmic staff.
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (80%).