Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

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• Take and document patients' medical histories.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 9.0% of the role's time · $309M

• Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.

  physical work, outside the screen · 8.9% of the role's time · $307M

• Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.

  physical work, outside the screen · 8.9% of the role's time · $307M

• Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.

  physical work, outside the screen · 8.7% of the role's time · $299M

• Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.

  physical work, outside the screen · 8.5% of the role's time · $291M

• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.

  physical work, outside the screen · 8.4% of the role's time · $289M

• Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.

  physical work, outside the screen · 7.1% of the role's time · $245M

• Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.

  physical work, outside the screen · 6.1% of the role's time · $208M

• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.8% of the role's time · $198M

• Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.4% of the role's time · $186M

• Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.4% of the role's time · $151M

• Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.3% of the role's time · $113M

• Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.3% of the role's time · $112M

• Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.2% of the role's time · $110M

• Assist patients to insert or remove contact lenses.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.6% of the role's time · $89.0M

• Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.2% of the role's time · $77.0M

• Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 1.9% of the role's time · $65.7M

• Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.5% of the role's time · $52.1M

• Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses.

  physical work, outside the screen · 0.5% of the role's time · $16.1M

• Assist patients to select eyewear.

  physical work, outside the screen · 0.4% of the role's time · $13.9M