Job Overview
Administers eye examinations, gives advice on visual problems and prescribes and fits glasses or contact lenses, vision therapy, or rehabilitation programmes.
Primary Responsibilities
- Examines patient’s eyes to determine nature and degree of vision problem and detects signs of injury, disease, abnormalities and defects in vision.
- Examines eyes and performs various tests to determine any other abnormalities such as glaucoma and colour blindness.
- Checks for signs and symptoms of general health conditions e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure and cataracts which may affect patients’ vision and refers these patients to ophthalmologists.
- Communicates with patients to get detailed case histories.
- Offers advice and reassurance about vision-related matters.
- Writes referral notices to doctors.
- Prescribes corrective lenses, contact lenses and other vision aids or therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.
- Educates and counsels patients on contact lens care and visual hygiene.
- Undertakes continuing education and training.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Assists in the Vision Room by performing visual acuity testing and refraction when necessary.
- Assists by performing ophthalmic investigations such as computerised visual field examination, ophthalmic imaging, A and B scan examinations.
- To participate in any research or academic activity which the centre is involved in or organising.
- To participate in any charitable or community-based activity which the centre is involved in or organising.
- Supervises and trains junior staff.
- Manages the retail aspects of glasses, contact lenses and other vision care products.
- Maintains and ensures cleanliness in the Centre at all times.
- Carries out any reasonable duties as assigned by the Management.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Optometry degree from an accredited optometry program
- Active state optometry license
- Clinical optometrist job experience preferred
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply
