Optometrist Job

The Optometrist diagnoses and treats visual system diseases and disorders by assessing patient’s condition, establishing diagnoses, developing treatment plans, treating patients, and maintaining records

• Assesses patient’s condition by examining the internal and external structure of the eyes and eye health, testing patient’s visual acuity, depth and color perception, and ability to focus and coordinate the eye.
• Treats patients by explaining condition and treatment to patient, prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses, providing vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation.
• Treats patients by explaining condition and treatment to patient, prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses, providing vision therapy and low vision rehabilitation.
• Maintains patient confidence by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains safe, septic, and healthy working environment by complying with procedure, rules and regulation, adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacture instructions, troubleshooting malfunction, calling for repairs.
• Develops staff by providing information, developing and conducting in-service training programs
• Maintains professional knowledge by participating in education opportunities, reading professional publication, maintaining personal networks, participating in professional organization.
• Maintains professional knowledge by participating in education opportunities, reading professional publication, maintaining personal networks, participating in professional organization.