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Certified Contact Lens Technician

Contact lens technicians examine the eye and appropriately prescribe contact lenses. The certified contact lens technician is required to become certified within 18 months of employment at the eye institute. The certification is through National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE).

American Board of Opticianry

Certified Ophthalmic Technicians and Assistants

Technicians and assistants working under the medical supervision of the ophthalmologist or optometrist are often the first medical personnel a patient encounters. Technicians and assistants take the patient’s history, perform a preliminary examination, and collect data that the medical staff will use to make a diagnosis or create a treatment plan. At the Eye Institute, all assistants and technicians are required to become certified within 18 months of employment by the Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO). To help technicians and assistants prepare for the examination, the Eye Institute has developed a formal in-house training program.

Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology

Certified Opticians

Opticians at the Eye Institute fit and adjust eyeglasses, advise customers on lens types, take measurements, and assemble or order eyeglasses. They also produce and mend eyeglasses according to prescriptions from ophthalmologists or optometrists. Using state of the art technology, opticians cut, grind and buff lenses to exact specifications.

At the Eye Institute, opticians are required to become certified within 18 months of employment. The opticians are certified through the American Board of Opticianry (ABO).

American Board of Opticianry National Contact Lens Examiners

Certified Retinal Angiographer

The retinal angiographer is an individual who has knowledge of basic photographic procedures and has demonstrated a standard level of competency in retinal photography and fluorescein angiography. All photographers at the Eye Institute are required to become certified within three years of employment by the Ophthalmic Photographer’s Society.

The Ophthalmic Photographer's Society

Ocularist

The ocularist builds and constructs prosthetics, modeling the prosthetic eye to the biological eye to create an exact match in color, size and fit.

FAQs from www.ocularist.org

More than Meets the Eye (2003 Spring Quarterly)

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