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| Provide superior ophthalmic patient
care and treatment using professional knowledge and skills obtained
through hands-on experience and training. Maintain currency with wide
range of equipment and techniques while broadening knowledge and skills
in new technologies to enhance patient treatment outcomes. |
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Certification and
Qualification
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- Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA)
- Ophthalmic Surgical Technician Privileges:
- San Antonio Eye Surgicenter
- Baptist Hospital
- Retinal Angiographer
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- Ocular terminology
- Anatomy and physiology of the eye
- Patient history taking
- Preliminary examinations:
- Visual assessment
- Depth perception
- Color vision
- Measurements of accommodation and of convergence
- Ocular disorders
- Visual fields
- Ocular motility
- Ophthalmic surgical assisting
- Oculoplastics surgical assisting
- Operating room setup
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- Optics
- Ocular injuries
- Microbiology
- Aseptic techniques and minor office surgery
- Pharmacology
- Rigid and soft contact lenses (basic)
- Facts about spectacles
- Ocular muscle deviations
- Instillation of eye drops and ointments
- External examinations
- Medical law and ethics
- Vital signs
- Health Provider CPR qualified
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Metrics and Equipment
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- Tonometry: indentation and applanation
- Lensometry: spectacles and contact lenses
- Retinal angiography
- Pachimetry
- Immersion and applanation A-scan biometry
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- Retinoscopy
- Keratometry
- Refactometry
- Slit lamp
- External photography
- Topography
- Laser coherence biometry
- Argon and YAG Laser setup
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San Antonio Eye Clinic
San Antonio, Texas
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1999 to Present |
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Ophthalmic Technician, Surgical Assistant,
Retinal Angiographer
- Accomplish initial patient work-ups and follow-up care averaging
50-90 patients per day during office days
- Perform surgical assisting for up to four ophthalmic surgeons,
handling 12-15 patients per day on surgical days
- Administer specialized diabetic screening and measurements,
averaging 24 patients per half-day during office days
- Provide Fluoroscein and ICG angiography for up to 10 patients
per day on office days
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AutoZone / Chief Auto Parts
(store changed ownership)
San Antonio, Texas
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1994 to 1999 |
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Sales and Parts Representative
- Provided customer service and assistance
- Maintained inventory and stock levels for over 100,000 items
and parts
- Managed store opening and closing procedures, including cash
accounting
- Accomplished product display resets
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San Antonio College of Medical & Dental
Assistants
- Ophthalmic Technician Program Graduate
- Accomplishment and Academic Awards granted for academic excellence,
professional standards, and attendance
- Student Advisory Committee
- Completed 900 clock-hour program with 3.8 GPA
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San Antonio College
- Completed 24 credit hours of general education, core, and law
enforcement courses
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2000:
- Retinal photographs published in U.S. Army ophthalmic training
manual
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- Ophthalmic Personnel Society of San
Antonio
- Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel
in Ophthalmology
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