Job Details

An employee of the American Hospital Dubai is expected to promote the mission and philosophy of the hospital by acting in a caring, courteous and confidential manner towards patients, visitors, colleagues and staff by performing their duties and responsibilities according to the expected standards in order to fully meet patient care needs.



Responsibilities:
  • Performs patient examinations and tests to evaluate vision and look for eye issues and disorders.
  • Evaluates, detects, and diagnoses amblyopia, diplopia, genetic disorders of the eye, complex pediatric and adult strabismus, and other eye movement conditions.
  • Creates treatment plans for patients with eye movement problems and binocular vision.
  • Works with ophthalmologists with surgical planning of some eye movement disorders.
  • Facilitates patients to understand their eye disorders and treatment plans.
  • Measures patient vision using optometry technology and instruments and determines the need for vision correction in the form of prescription glasses or contact lenses.
  • Examines the underlying causes of vision and visual field impairments.
  • Develops comprehensive treatment plans, which may encompass prescribing eye patches, eye exercises, or employing prisms.
  • Performs Visual Acuity Testing, Auto refractometry, Keratometry, Tonometry, and Lensometry.
  • Prescribes appropriate procedures and medications as necessary such as Refraction, Retinoscopy, Orthoptic Assessment, Amblyopia Therapy, Prescribing Prismatic Glasses etc.
  • Refers to patients for further diagnostic tests or investigations when required.
  • Collaborates effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Monitors patients' treatment progress and overall condition.
  • Undertakes essential administrative duties pertinent to patient care.
  • Contributes to ongoing service improvement initiatives and participates in audits.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree/Diploma in Optometry or Doctor of Optometry
  • Dubai Health Authority (DHA) license
  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience as an Optometrist.

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