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Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

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Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and help prevent disorders and diseases of the eye. May also provide vision services for treatment including glasses and contacts.

Reported Job Titles

Clinical Ophthalmologist, Cornea Specialist, Glaucoma Specialist, Oculoplastic Specialist, Ophthalmic Surgeon, Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmologist Specialist, Physician, Retina Specialist, Surgical Ophthalmologist

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Abilities

Inductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Deductive Reasoning

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Written Expression

Finger Dexterity

Flexibility of Closure

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Information Ordering

Category Flexibility

Control Precision

Selective Attention

Far Vision

Manual Dexterity

Originality

Perceptual Speed

Fluency of Ideas

Mathematical Reasoning

Number Facility

Visual Color Discrimination

Visualization

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Biology

Administration and Management

Education and Training

Mathematics

Computers and Electronics

Psychology

Skills

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Active Learning

Complex Problem Solving

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Social Perceptiveness

Speaking

Writing

Science

Service Orientation

Time Management

Coordination

Instructing

Persuasion

Learning Strategies

Management of Personnel Resources

Mathematics

Negotiation

Operations Monitoring

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

Technology Skills

Medical software

Spreadsheet software

Electronic mail software

Word processing software

Analytical or scientific software

Tools

Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades

Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets

Ophthalmic visual function analyzers

Surgical microscopes or loupes or magnifiers

Ophthalmic lensometers

Eye occluders

Eye charts or vision cards

Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles

Keratoscopes

Ophthalmic laser lens

Corneal topographers

Surgical clamps or clips or forceps

Exophthalmometers

Medical acoustic stethoscopes

Notebook computers

Ophthalmic retinoscopes

Mercury blood pressure units

Ophthalmic prisms

Ophthalmic lachrymal probes

Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment

Digital cameras

Medical exam penlights or flashlights

Multiparameter vital sign units

Lid plates for ophthalmic surgery

Keratometers

Eye holders

Ophthalmodynamometers

Surgical retractors

Ophthalmic speculas

Ophthalmic needle irrigating or aspirating tips

Ophthalmic tonometers

Medical ultrasound ophthalmic scanners

Ophthalmic eye test lenses

Needles or cystomes for ophthalmic surgery

Ophthalmic spoons or curettes

Phoropter units

Ophthalmic perimeters

Ophthalmic slit lamps

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Ophthalmic transilluminators

Abilities

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Technology Skills

Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT

Tools

Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades: Ophthalmic surgical blades
Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets: Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes
Ophthalmic visual function analyzers: Deviometers; Digital fundus cameras
Surgical microscopes or loupes or magnifiers: Surgical microscopes
Ophthalmic lensometers: Optometric lensometers
Eye occluders: Handheld occluders
Eye charts or vision cards: Snellen eye charts; Visual acuity testing cards
Mobile medical services automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles: Automated external defibrillators AED
Keratoscopes: Keratometers
Ophthalmic laser lens: Eye surgery lasers
Corneal topographers:
Surgical clamps or clips or forceps: Placenta forceps; Serrefine clamps; Sponge forceps; Tissue forceps
Exophthalmometers: Hertel exophthalmometers
Medical acoustic stethoscopes: Mechanical stethoscopes
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Ophthalmic retinoscopes: Retinoscopes
Mercury blood pressure units: Manual blood pressure cuffs
Ophthalmic prisms: Combined vertical/horizontal prism bars; Fresnel prisms
Ophthalmic lachrymal probes: Lachrymal dilators
Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment: Bipolar electrosurgical forceps; Cauterizing equipment; Electrosurgery units
Digital cameras:
Medical exam penlights or flashlights: Diagnostic penlights
Multiparameter vital sign units: Transport cardiac monitors
Lid plates for ophthalmic surgery: Lid retractors
Keratometers:
Eye holders: Lens expressors
Ophthalmodynamometers: Venous ophthalnodynanometers
Surgical retractors: Cervical retractors; Richardson retractors; Uterine retractors
Ophthalmic speculas: Eye speculums
Ophthalmic needle irrigating or aspirating tips: Irrigation-extraction cannulas
Ophthalmic tonometers:
Medical ultrasound ophthalmic scanners: Ophthalmic ultrasound imaging scanners
Ophthalmic eye test lenses: Adult trial frames; Bagolini lenses; Pediatric trial frames; Trial lenses
Needles or cystomes for ophthalmic surgery: Ophthalmic needle holders
Ophthalmic spoons or curettes: Evisceration scoops
Phoropter units: Phoroptors
Ophthalmic perimeters:
Ophthalmic slit lamps:
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:
Ophthalmic transilluminators:

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