What Is an Ophthalmic Medical Technician?
Ophthalmic medical technicians work with an ophthalmologist to provide patient care by performing eye-related clinical tasks.
What Does an Ophthalmic Medical Technician Do?
Think eyes, lasers, surgery and technology all mixed into one exciting field. Blending medicine with technology, the ophthalmic medical technician can initiate patient exams, measure and record visual stats, perform diagnostic procedures, assist in clinical and surgical settings, prepare patients for eye-transplant surgery, and more.
Hear how our students get hands-on experience in our Ophthalmic Medical Technician labs.
What Will I Learn With This Training?
At Pima Medical Institute, your courses will introduce you to aspects of the complete eye exam, surgical assisting, ultrasound, digital photography and light-based imaging of the eye with scanning lasers. Pima Medical is the only school in Colorado and surrounding states offering this program.
Instructors with years of industry experience will teach you to:
- document patients’ medical and ocular histories
- instruct patients about medications, tests and procedures
- perform preliminary vision, ophthalmic ultrasound and diagnostic testing prior to physician examination
- assist in the many surgical procedures performed in ophthalmology
- collect data and measurements to allow the correct diagnosis and treatment of eye disease
- support physicians by collecting data for ocular research studies
What Career Opportunities Do Ophthalmic Medical Technicians Have?
As an ophthalmic medical technician, you will have direct patient care as well as work alongside with – and learn from – very specialized doctors in a growing and evolving field. You’ll have the opportunity to work in:
- hospitals
- clinics
- multispecialty offices
- private practices
- refractive surgery centers