OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIAN

Ophthalmic Assistant

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. Daily preparation of each exam room and minor surgery, instruments, equipment and supplies. Also responsible for the care, cleaning and basic maintenance of instruments and equipment and the constant monitoring of room supplies to insure the readiness of each exam room.

2. To obtain concise, complete oculo-medical history; to record this history accurately, legibly and in an easy-to-interpret format.

3. Accurately measure and record the refractive power of corrective lenses.

4. Accurately assess the patient's best visual acuity both with and without correction and to accurately record these results.

5. Conduct brief external exam: To understand and recognize normal findings in order to appreciate abnormal findings; to record findings accurately and proceed appropriately with the preliminary work-up.

6. To understand the principles and techniques of refractometry and to effec...