JOB SUMMARY:

• Responsible for providing optometry services to patients involving the performance of diagnostic, preventative, or therapeutic services to patients.
• Interviews and examines patients, reviews past medical history and requests and/or performs diagnostic tests and examinations as necessary to make clinical diagnosis.
• Document history including complaint and relevant symptoms, ocular health, medication usage, medical and family history, current vision aide if applicable, and any other pertinent data.
• Examine eyes using observation, pharmaceutical agents and instruments to determine visual perception, acuity, coordination and focus.
• Tests may include subjective refractions, retinoscopy, lensometry, slit lamp examination, visual fields, pupil and mobility testing, genioscopy, and tear function testing.
• Diagnoses optometric and ocular problems through external and internal physical evaluation of the eye and adnexa; detects neuromuscular impairment and anomalies of binocular functions; Clearly document diagnosis and treatment plan, including referrals, therapeutic prescriptions and long-term medical management, in patient’s electronic health record.