What You'll Do

  • Provide ophthalmic consultation to other medical professionals.
  • Refer patients for more specialized treatments when conditions exceed the experience, expertise, or scope of practice of practitioner.
  • Instruct interns, residents, or others in ophthalmologic procedures and techniques.
  • Develop or implement plans and procedures for ophthalmologic services.
  • Educate patients about maintenance and promotion of healthy vision.
  • Conduct clinical or laboratory-based research in ophthalmology.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of health professionals to provide optimal patient care.
  • Provide or direct the provision of postoperative care.
  • Document or evaluate patients' medical histories.
  • Prescribe corrective lenses such as glasses or contact lenses.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.25/5
Critical Thinking 4.25/5
Active Listening 4.12/5
Writing 4.0/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Active Learning 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.0/5
Science 3.88/5
Service Orientation 3.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Integrity, Analytical Thinking, Stress Tolerance

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Written Comprehension 4.25/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.25/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.25/5
Near Vision 4.25/5
Oral Comprehension 4.12/5
Oral Expression 4.12/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Written Expression 4.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Allscripts PM athenahealth athenaCollector Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR CareCloud Central Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management eClinicalWorks EHR software Email software Epic Practice Management Epic Systems EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems EyeMD EMR GalacTek ECLIPSE GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE HealthFusion MediTouch IOS Health Systems Medios EHR Kareo Practice Management McKesson Practice Plus Microsoft Excel

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.87/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.76/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.75/5)
  • Analytical Thinking (High importance: 4.55/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.55/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Clinical Ophthalmologist Cornea and External Disease Physician Cornea Specialist Glaucoma Specialist Medical Doctor (MD) Neuro-Ophthalmologist Oculoplastic Specialist Ophthalmic Surgeon Ophthalmologist Ophthalmologist Specialist Ophthalmology Physician Physician Refractive Surgeon Retina Specialist Surgical Ophthalmologist Vitreoretinal Disease Physician