Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
Conducting or supervising routine eye diagnostic tests and assisting with ophthalmology or optometry patient care transfers directly to ophthalmic diagnostic support.
How to prepare: Compare your documented military testing experience with a prospective clinic's competency checklist to identify procedures needing supervised practice.
What the civilian work involves
- Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure.
- Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements, such as axial length measurements, of the eye or surrounding tissue.
- Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- AcuityPro