Cluster Optometrist

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Checking of refractive power by Auto Refractometer.
• Checking the intraocular pressure by Tonometer.
• Taking Patient History.
• Checking Subjective Refraction and Retinoscopy.
• Checking color blindness.
• Checking EOM (Extra Ocular Movements and Pupil Reaction)
• Contact Lens fitting and dispensing.
• Cataract Investigation:

A - Scan, B - Scan, IOL Master, Keratometry, Syringing and Specular Microscopy.

• Glaucoma Investigation:

Autoperimetry, OCT

• Orthoptics Investigation:

Squint Workup, Synaptophore, Hess-Charting, Diplopia Charting and Retinoscopy.

• Posterior Segment Evaluation:

Fundus Fluorecin Angiography, Posterior Optical Coherence Tomography, B Scan, Pachymetry.

• Cornea Evaluation:

Zyoptix Workup, Aberropia Workup, Orbscan, Aberrometry and Anterior Segment OCT, Contrast Sensitivity, W4DT (Worth 4 Dot Test), Schirmer test for Dry Eye.

• Handing over the case sheets to next department.
• Conduct comprehensive eye examinations - Visual acuity, Refraction, IOP, SAC, etc.
• Assist doctors in OPD and pre/post-operative evaluation
• Ensure accuracy in biometry, OCT, Visual Fields, Topography
• Handle difficult refractions and contact lens prescription
• Daily monitoring of all assigned centres - Optometry staff productivity & OT conversion
• Ensure SOPs are followed for all optometry equipment
• Conduct clinical audits and maintain NABH compliance
• Coordinate with RO for manpower planning, leave management, and training
• Team Management & Training:
• Train, mentor and evaluate Centre Optometrists & Refractionists
• Conduct weekly skill assessment and CME at cluster level
• Ensure grooming, discipline and patient counseling standards
• Take ownership of Optometry roster and cluster coverage

* Responsibilities can be modified subject to necessity.