Skills Optometrist near Toronto (ON)
Find out what skills you typically need to work as an optometrist in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Optometrists (NOC 31111).
Tasks
- Examine patients' eyes, conduct tests and use specialized instruments to determine visual efficiency
- Hire and train staff
- Prescribe treatment to conserve, improve and correct vision and other ocular disorders
- Administer budget
- Prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses and counsel on use and care
- Counsel patients on visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, working distances and safety factors
- Supervise staff
- Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other physicians and surgeons when ocular or other diseases are found
Skills and Knowledge Checklist
The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.
Skills
Help - Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery
Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery
- Using Specialized Instrumentation and Equipment
- Treating People/Animals
- Interviewing
- Advising and Consulting
- Teaching and Training
- Liaising and Networking
- Processing Information
- Examining and Diagnosing
- Projecting Outcomes
Knowledge
Help - Health Services
Health Services
- Therapy and Counselling
- Medicine
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Client Service
- Business Administration
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