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Optometrists: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

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This source lists 10 tasks, including 10 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2021.

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Core · Task 337 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.

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Core · Task 338 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.

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Core · Task 339 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.

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Core · Task 340 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.

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Core · Task 341 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors.

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Core · Task 343 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Remove foreign bodies from the eye.

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Core · Task 344 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.

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Core · Task 342 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.

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Core · Task 345 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Prescribe therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.

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Core · Task 346 · 08/2021 · Occupational Expert

Provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

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