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Job Title: Optometrist
Job Description:
- Communicating with patients to get detailed case histories;
- Liaising with other medical practitioners and sometimes sharing the care of patients with chronic ophthalmic conditions;
- Examining the eyes of patients of all ages to detect signs of injury, disease, abnormality or vision defects;
- Offering advice and reassurance about vision-related matters;
- Offering help and advice for patients choosing frames and lenses;
- Writing referral communications to doctors;
- Issuing prescriptions for spectacles or contact lenses;
- Fitting and checking prescribed lenses in order to correct vision defects;
- Managing the retail aspects of spectacles, contact lenses and other vision care products;
- Checking for signs and symptoms of general health conditions (e.g. diabetes);
- Administering, organizing and planning the development of the practice;
- Liaising with sales representatives from vision care product suppliers
Minimum Qualification:
- First degree in Optometry
- Current practicing licence is compulsory
Knowledge & Skills:
- Mangement and business skills,plus ability to multitask and delegate
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