Jobs / Healthcare / 29-2057.00
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
Assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.
- US jobs
- 71,010
- Median wage
- $45,570 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of ophthalmic medical technicians?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 36%Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient healthNot measured
- 11%Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristicsNot measured
- 9%Train others to use equipment or productsNot measured
- 6%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 6%Administer basic health care or medical treatmentsNot measured
- 6%Maintain medical equipment or instrumentsNot measured
- 6%Assist healthcare practitioners during medical proceduresNot measured
- 5%Clean medical equipment or facilitiesNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
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Also relevant
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Context only
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Take and document patients' medical histories.
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
- Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes.
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.
- Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
- Measure and record lens power, using lensometers.
- Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications.
- Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision.
- Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery.
- Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism.
- Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles.
- Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments.
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Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician (Certified Ophthalmic Medical Tech) · Certified Ophthalmic Surgical Assistant · Certified Ophthalmic Technician (COT) · Certified Ophthalmic Technician-Surgical Assistant (COT-SA) · Health Technician (Health Tech) · Ophthalmic Assistant · Ophthalmic Diagnostic Sonographer · Ophthalmic Medical Assistant · Ophthalmic Medical Technician (Ophthalmic Medical Tech) · Ophthalmic Tech (Ophthalmic Technician) · Certified Retinal Angiographer · Eyecare Advisor · Medical Technician (Medical Tech) · Ocular Care Technician (Ocular Care Tech) · Ocular Care Technologist · Ophthalmic Aide · Ophthalmic Scribe · Ophthalmology Assistant · Ophthalmology Technician (Ophthalmology Tech) · Optical Technician (Optical Tech) · Optometric Assistant · Optometric Technician (Optometric Tech) · Paraoptometric · Retinal Angiographer