Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

People in this career often have these skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
• Record patient medical histories.
• Test patient vision.
• Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.
• Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.

• Administer non-intravenous medications.
• Assist healthcare practitioners during surgery.
• Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
• Clean medical equipment or facilities.
• Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
• Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
• Monitor patients following surgeries or other treatments.
• Fit eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other vision aids.
• Recommend types of assistive devices.