Optometrists
Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
Also called: Chief, Optometry Service; Doctor of Optometry (OD); Optometrist; Optometrist, Owner
Knowledge:
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
- customer service
- management
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- understanding people's reactions
- looking for ways to help people
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
- put together small parts with your fingers
- keep your arm or hand steady
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Analytical Thinking
- Cooperation
Technology:
- First Insight MaximEyes
- HealthLine Systems Eyecom
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server
