+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | Ophthalmic skills include: | | | | | | - Obtaining and documenting | | | patient history | | | - Determining visual acuity | | | - Performing automated | | | refraction | | | - Administering eye drops, | | | ointments, and irrigating | | | solutions to the eye as | | | ordered by the physician | | | - Performing office duties and | | | clinical tasks - entering | | | data into EMR | | | - Providing patient services | | | - Measurement of intraocular | | | pressure (tonometry) | | | - Pre-operative preparation of | | | the patient | | | - Maintaining equipment and | | | instruments | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

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