Performance Requirements: Ophthalmic Technician

• Program: Ophthalmic Technician
• Pathway: Health Science

You must meet the following performance requirements to ensure patient safety and welfare during your time in our program and throughout your career.

Physical Requirements

You must have:

• Adequate visual acuity (with corrective lenses if needed) to identify, observe, and measure ophthalmic findings.
• Hearing ability (with auditory aids if needed) to:
  • Understand the normal speaking voice
  • Hear alarms and emergency signals
• Manual dexterity and motor function to operate ophthalmic equipment.
• Adequate physical condition to:
  • Stand, walk, and sit for prolonged periods of time
  • Assist patients
  • Lift objects up to 25 pounds

Communication Requirements

• Communicate effectively in verbal and written form by:
  • Speaking clearly and succinctly when:
    • Describing patient conditions
    • Obtaining ocular measurements
  • Writing legibly and correctly in patients’ records for legal documentation
• Function safely under stressful conditions with the ability to:
  • Adapt to the ever-changing environment inherent in clinical situations involving patient care
• Computer skills to:
  • Use a variety of software programs and the internet for research and course projects, including PowerPoint for presentations

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Updated January 29, 2024