What Does an Optometric Technician Do?

Optometrists are those who can use optometry equipment and auxiliary equipment to perform visual inspection and diopter tests on the eyes and issue correction prescriptions.

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Optometrists are a special technical profession in the society. They are currently a hot industry in Shanghai where the employment is extremely severe, but 75% of the world's

Optometrists: assist the ophthalmologist to check whether the refractive power of the patient's eyes is orthoopia, hyperopia, or nearsightedness, and determine what the refractive power is, then decide whether the patient should wear glasses and how many degrees of glasses should be equipped, and write a reasonable prescription

1. Visual inspection and general inspection of the eyes;

2. Use optometry equipment, test frames and test lenses, detect eye diopters, and write a reasonable prescription for optometry;

3. Perform numerical calculations and photometric conversions on the combination of spherocylinder lenses, optical center movement, and prisms;

4. Maintenance, maintenance and adjustment of instruments;

5. Instruct patients how to wear contact lenses correctly;

6. Help patients to understand relevant knowledge about eye protection.

1. Professional degree in Ophthalmic Optics, technical secondary school or above, with glasses optometry qualification certificate, more than 1 year related work experience;

2. Possess basic knowledge of ophthalmology and basic optics, and be proficient in operating various instruments and equipment;

3. Good service concept and communication skills, coordination skills and referral skills.

Optometrist qualification is mainly divided into five levels, junior optometrist, intermediate optometrist, senior optometrist, optometrist, senior optometrist. Qualification examinations for technicians and above (including technicians) require relevant academic papers to be defended. After passing a certain number of working years, they can take the next level.

Certificates are mainly issued by two departments, one is issued by the health department, this type of certificate is mainly applicable to ophthalmologists in the hospital, and the other is issued by the labor department. Optometrists in optical shops almost always use the certificates issued by the labor department. ^[1]

National Vocational Qualification Certificate