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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| optometrist | Occupational skill for the role 'optometrist' (also: specialist in optometry, optometry practitioner, expert optometrist, specialist optometrist, practitioner of optometry, optometric expert). Use when the user asks for typical optometrist work such as: Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.; Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.; Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids. |
Optometrist
Optometrists examine and test eyes to identify abnormalities, visual problems, or disease. They prescribe and fit lenses such as spectacles and contacts, and offer advice on visual problems. They may also refer patients to a medical practitioner. Their scope of practice and title varies according to national regulations.
Core workflow
- Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity and perception, focus, and coordination and to diagnose diseases and other abnormalities, such as glaucoma or color blindness.
- Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.
- Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.
- Prescribe medications to treat eye diseases if state laws permit.
- Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, and safety factors.
- Consult with and refer patients to ophthalmologist or other health care practitioner if additional medical treatment is determined necessary.
- Remove foreign bodies from the eye.
- Provide patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract and laser vision correction, with pre- and post-operative care.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise customers on optical instruments maintenance
- advise on contact lense maintenance
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise patients on vision improvement conditions
- apply context specific clinical competences
- apply numeracy skills
- apply organisational techniques
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- deal with emergency care situations
- determine eye disease progression
- diagnose problems of the visual system
Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Apple Safari
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bffbe18a-cb8b-4f90-bd87-7505cd3b16f5), ONET 30.3 (29-1041.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*