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Job Responsibility:
Provides intermediate to advanced diagnostic testing and imaging
Works closely with a Physician and spends most of the time working with patients and supporting the physicians
Able to perform visual acuity testing in newborns, infants, and small children or non-verbal adults by matching methods such as HOTV cards
Measures prisms using a lensometer
Performs manifest refractions using a phoropter, automated refractions if necessary, to properly measure a patient's refractive error and obtain best corrected visual acuity
Works in both plus and minus cylinders
Measures the intraocular pressure using a tonopen, a Goldmann tonometer or a Perkins tonometer
Performs a basic slit lamp examination and has the ability to check anterior chamber depth using the slit lamp
Takes external ocular measurements including keratometry, exopthalmometry and levator measurements
Intermediate color vision screening using Ishihara or HRR plates and D-15 color chips
Inserts and removes contacts lenses or teach a patient insertion and removal techniques and contact lens care
Possess intermediate knowledge of contact lens uses for medical use including keratoconus
Understands out to insert and remove special lenses and how to take care of them
Is able to use the IOL Master in taking measurement of the eyes including axial length, K-readings and anterior chamber depth (automated readings)
Trains other Technologists
This includes training both for skill sets that will be required while working in the department, help to prepare for certifications in studies, as well as helping technicians prepare for certification tests (COA, COT, and COMT)
The Technologist may also be requested to lecture
Helps to set up additional training with other qualified personnel or physicians, prepare study materials, or order materials and books for fellow Technologists
Requirements:
4-year college education, including related optometry, ophthalmology and/or technical training
2-year college education in an appropriate science and 2 years of closely related laboratory/clinical experience
High school diploma and 4 years of closely related laboratory/clinical experience
An equivalent combination of education and experience
Certification by the registry of the Joint Commission of Allied Health in Personnel Ophthalmology, or other nationally recognized professional certifying body preferred