ISCO Occupation Group 2267.1 Optometrist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Optometrist: Optometrists examine and test eyes to identify abnormalities, visual problems, or disease. They prescribe and fit lenses such as spectacles and contacts, and offer advice on visual problems. They may also refer patients to a medical practitioner. Their scope of practice and title varies according to national regulations.
Essential Skills
- Promote Inclusion
- Promote Ocular Health
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Refraction Of The Eye
- Educate On The Prevention Of Illness
- Eye Protection Regulations
- Use E-Health And Mobile Health Technologies
- Communicate Effectively In Healthcare
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Advise On Healthcare Users' Informed Consent
- Test Visual Acuity
- Provide Health Education
- Comply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice
- Quality Standards Of Ophthalmic Equipment
- Listen Actively
- Interact With Healthcare Users
- Provide Therapy Of The Visual System
- Ensure Safety Of Healthcare Users
- Contribute To Continuity Of Health Care
- Prescribe Corrective Lenses
- Inform Policy Makers On Health-Related Challenges
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Optical Glass Characteristics
- Record Healthcare Users' Progress Related To Treatment
- Deal With Emergency Care Situations
- Advise Patients On Vision Improvement Conditions
- Advise On Contact Lense Maintenance
- Preventive Medicine
- Respond To Changing Situations In Health Care
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Provide Treatment Strategies For Challenges To Human Health
- Manage Healthcare Users' Data
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Optical Instruments
- Accept Own Accountability
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Follow Clinical Guidelines
- Apply Health Sciences
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Apply Context Specific Clinical Competences
- Refer Healthcare Users
- Perform Comprehensive Eye Examinations
- Perform Vision Rehabilitation
Optional Skills
- Employ Foreign Languages For Health-Related Research
- Have Computer Literacy
- Implement Sales Strategies
- Implement Marketing Strategies
- Participate In Medical Inventory Control
- Provide Domiciliary Eyecare
- Process Payments
- Employ Foreign Languages In Care
- Apply Numeracy Skills
- Record Healthcare Users' Billing Information
- Administer Medication For Vision Problems
- Perform Ocular Tonometry
- Diagnose Problems Of The Visual System
- Manage Staff
Alternative Names
- Specialist In Optometry
- Expert Optometrist
- Optometry Practitioner
- Ophthalmic Optician
- Optometric Expert
- Specialist Optometrist
- Practitioner Of Optometry
