JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title : Consultant
Ophthalmologist
Reporting To: Medical Superintendent
Job Description:
- Diagnoses and treats
diseases and injuries of eyes: Examines patient for symptoms indicative of
organic or congenital ocular disorders, and determines nature and extent
of injury or disorder.
- Performs various tests to
determine vision loss.
- Prescribes and administers
medications, and performs surgery, if indicated.
Duties
and Responsibilities
As an ophthalmologist you'll need to:
- Assess and examine patients
in order to make a diagnosis
- Manage ophthalmic
conditions, taking into account both the medical and psychological aspects
of patient care
- Manage busy general
outpatient clinics, emergency eye clinics and specialist clinics
- Do occasional ward rounds
(most ophthalmic patients have day surgery and don't stay in hospital
overnight)
- Work as part of a
multidisciplinary team that includes optometrists, orthopedists and
nurses, as well as with specialists such as neurologists, ENT (ear, nose
and throat) surgeons and pediatricians
- Operate equipment such as
ophthalmoscopes, slit lamps and lenses
- Carry out eye surgery using,
for example, an operating microscope, small incision (keyhole) surgery and
laser surgery
- Provide advice and
reassurance to patients and family members
- Educate patients to help
them understand their medical condition
- Handle legal documentation
for the certification of patients as blind or partially sighted
- Support health promotion and
disease prevention activities.
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