Optometry Technician

Optometry Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrist assistants help optometrists by conducting diagnostic tests, recording and measuring vision, testing eye function, instructing patients in inserting and caring for contact lenses, preparing examination rooms, cleaning and arranging equipment, answering phones, making appointments, handling bookkeeping

Salary:

Job Title	Salary
Visionworks Optometric Technician	$11/hr
MyEyeDr. Optometric Technician	$13/hr
National Vision Optometric Technician	$10/hr
Pearle Vision Optometric Technician	$11/hr

Education: Optometrist Technician Degree Programs. Students interested in a career as an optometrist technician can obtain a technical diploma or an associate's degree. Graduates are trained to work as assistants to eye care providers and may also have the knowledge to pass voluntary certification tests.

Demand for this particular career: Explain eye exercises to patients, and may monitor vision therapy. Take patient history and perform preliminary examination of patient. Assist Optometrist with examinations and maintain patient charts.

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Why? Why not? i would like to be a optometry technician because the salary is good and i like to hep people out.