156FX1101X — Ophthalmic Assistant

Grouping

Eye and Vision Services Providers

Classification

Technician/Technologist

Specialization

Ophthalmic Assistant

Section

Individual

Definition

An ophthalmic assistant assists ophthalmologists by performing duties including, but not limited to, patient charting, patient education, and basic eye testing.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Technician/Technologist

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 156F00000XTechnician/Technologist
• 156FC0800XContact Lens
• 156FC0801XContact Lens Fitter
• 156FX1100XOphthalmic
• 156FX1201XOptometric Assistant
• 156FX1202XOptometric Technician
• 156FX1700XOcularist
• 156FX1800XOptician
• 156FX1900XOrthoptist