Eye Technician
Program information and videos
- Video – Program information – From the Eye Health Program Faculty Chair
- OMT Alum
- First Year Student
- Review Eye Technician skills (resume builder)
- Job Description
- Eye Technician/OMT Student Skills Inventory
- HCAHPO scholarship – www.jcahpo.org/foundation/scholarships-grants-and-awards-available
- Practicums
- Practicum I Winter 108 hours
- Practicum II Spring 216 hours
- Practicum III Summer 216 hours
- Practicum IV Fall 216 hours
Job Posting for eye health ATPO – www.atpo.org
Career Advancement – After becoming a COT you can become a COMT on the job.
Further steps on the career ladder – JCAHPO Certifications and www.joomag.com/magazine/criteriaforcert-fullpdf/0566603001413908626/p14?short
- COA – COMT Accredited 750 Hours
- Ophthalmic Photographer
- Certified Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer
- Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist
Most ophthalmic photographers start off as eye technicians, and then specialise in the imaging portion, so a lot of it is training on the job, and there is a lot of overlap in those roles. Also, some technicians do a mixture of the technician role and imaging role. It all depends upon the clinic.
Ophthalmic Photographer’s Society: https:
Rochester Institute of Technology on the east coast offers a degree in photographic sciences and gets you prepared to be an ophthalmic photographer. Here is a video to give you an idea of what it’s like.