Optometry Technician or Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Optometry technicians help out the optometrist in carrying out eye examination and treatments. Their duties are testing patients visual acuity, depth perception, pressure inside of eye, and color vision and pupil reflexes. They also prepared the exam room the day that an exam is being taken. They help make or fix eyeglasses for patients. Finally, they clean ocular equipment and do other duties if needed.

Salary: $30,590 (2015)

Education:

In order to work on this medical field you need to have at least a high school diploma. Then you do a 2 year of optometric technician training. After that you should have an  associate degree since that makes you more competitive. Some courses that you need are anatomy, physiology of the eye, optics, optometric procedures, and optical devices.

Demand:

According to BLS this medical career is growing by 23% from 2014-2024. Also this career is in high demand since technology is taking a hold of our life leading to kids being next to a screen at a very young age. Since they are exposed to this so young they might require glasses at a younger age.

Reflection:

Although this medical career is kind of interesting and important I wouldn’t like to be one. It is also good pay, but what’s the point of making a lot of money if you don’t enjoy what you are doing. For these reasons I wouldn’t like to be an optometry technician or assistant.