Ophthalmic Assistant

Welcome patients and visitors with a positive disposition, ensuring clinic patient flow remains optimal. Obtain patient histories through intake assessments, recording findings in the EHR. Perform visual acuity, auto-refraction, manual and automated lensometry, Goldmann and Tonopen tonometry tests, and keratometry. Check pupils, extra-ocular muscles, confrontational fields, and insert eye drops for dilation. Run diagnostic tests including Immersion A-scan, OCTs, and Visual Fields. Administer color vision, depth perception, and Schirmer's tear testing as needed. Assist in minor office procedures such as lasers and excisions. Educate patients on ophthalmic conditions and obtain consent for procedures and surgery. Maintain exam rooms, including cleaning and sterilization as necessary.