Ophthalmic Technician I

at  UPMC

Obtain detailed information from patients and perform a variety of diagnostic tests on the eyes to aid in the diagnosis and treatment course

• Schedule:
• Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
• Thursday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
• Friday: 7:00 am - 12:00 pm
• No Weekends or Major Holidays

• Refractometry: auto-refractor, transposing scripts from + to -
• Contact lenses: insertion, removal, and instructions
• Pupillary assessment: measurement, comparison, and evaluation.
• History taking to include ocular, medical, medication, social, and family.
• Lensometry: automated and manual
• Angle assessment & dilation of pupils
• Assist with maintaining office inventory, notifying appropriate staff when supplies are needed, restocking exam rooms, cleaning and sterilizing instruments, and cleaning patient exam rooms at the end of the day.
• Visual fields: Amsler grid & confrontation fields
• Supplemental skills: Color testing, glare test
• Ocular Motility: Knowledge of the functions & anomalies, cover tests, stereo-acuity, nystagmus
• Tonometry: Icare, Tonopen, and the care and proper disinfection of
• Visual acuity assessment: with and without correction, distance, near and intermediate, pinhole, best corrected, potential acuity, brightness acuity
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Experience as an Ophthalmic Technician in an Ophthalmology office or a combination of related education and/or experience is preferred.
• Completion of AAO Home Study Course is preferred.