Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
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University of Virginia
📍 Charlottesville, VA, United States
Job Description
The Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) provides advanced clinical support to ophthalmologists, optometrists, and residents in the diagnosis and treatment of ocular diseases. Working under the direction of a provider, the COA performs comprehensive ophthalmic examinations, advanced diagnostic testing, assists with in-office procedures, accurately documents clinical findings, and serves as a clinical resource to support high-quality patient care and efficient clinic operations.
+ Obtain and document comprehensive medical and ocular histories, medications, allergies, and chief complaints.
+ Perform advanced ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, refraction, lensometry, keratometry, pupil assessment, extraocular motility, confrontation visual fields, color vision testing, stereopsis, and intraocular pressure measurements.
+ Perform ophthalmic diagnostic testing, including Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), fundus photography, visual field testing, corneal topog...
+ Obtain and document comprehensive medical and ocular histories, medications, allergies, and chief complaints.
+ Perform advanced ophthalmic examinations, including visual acuity, refraction, lensometry, keratometry, pupil assessment, extraocular motility, confrontation visual fields, color vision testing, stereopsis, and intraocular pressure measurements.
+ Perform ophthalmic diagnostic testing, including Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), fundus photography, visual field testing, corneal topog...