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How exposed to AI is a Ophthalmic Medical Technician?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for ophthalmic medical technicians, 1 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 16 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technician (Certified Ophthalmic Medical Tech)Certified Ophthalmic Surgical AssistantCertified Ophthalmic Technician (COT)Certified Ophthalmic Technician-Surgical Assistant (COT-SA)Health Technician (Health Tech)Ophthalmic AssistantOphthalmic Diagnostic SonographerOphthalmic Medical AssistantOphthalmic Medical Technician (Ophthalmic Medical Tech)Ophthalmic Tech (Ophthalmic Technician)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
66k
people do this job in the US
78 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

1
  • Assist patients to select eyewear

Only with software built on top

3
  • Take and document patients' medical histories
  • Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements
  • Measure and record lens power, using lensometers

Cannot be sped up

16
  • Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure
  • Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes
  • Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests
  • Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications
  • Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision
  • Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery
  • Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism
  • Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles
  • Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments
  • Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment
  • Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses
  • Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes
  • Call patients to inquire about their post-operative status or recovery
  • Assist patients to insert or remove contact lenses
  • Conduct binocular disparity tests to assess depth perception
  • Adjust or make minor repairs to spectacles or eyeglasses
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.