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NOC 31111 验光师 | Optometrists

:canada: 加拿大 NOC 31111 验光师（Optometrists）属于TEER 1 级的专业职业，负责检查眼睛以评估和诊断眼部疾病和病症。他们开具并验配眼镜和隐形眼镜，并推荐诸如矫正视力问题或眼部疾病的运动等治疗。他们工作于私人诊所、医院、诊所、社区卫生中心、康复中心、光学行业、政府和大学。

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:laptop: 职业名称 验光师 Optometrists
:1234: NOC 代码 31111
:blue_book: TEER 等级 Level 1
:bar_chart: 职业分类 健康职业（3）- 专业卫生职业（31）- 验光师、脊椎按摩师及其他健康诊断和治疗专业人士（3111）

:open_book: 职业概述 | Occupational Overview

:canada: 验光师检查眼睛以评估和诊断眼部疾病（ocular diseases）和病症（disorders）。他们开具并验配眼镜和隐形眼镜（eyeglasses and contact lenses），并推荐诸如矫正视力问题或眼部疾病的运动等治疗。他们工作于私人诊所（private practice）、医院、诊所、社区卫生中心（community health centres）、康复中心（rehabilitation centres）、光学行业（optical industry）、政府和大学。

:memo: 示例职位（2个）| Example Titles (2 titles)

  • 验光医生 (OD) | Doctor of optometry (OD)
  • 验光师 | Optometrist

:briefcase: 主要职责 | Main Duties

  • 检查患者的眼睛（patients’ eyes），进行测试（conduct tests），并使用检眼镜（ophthalmoscopes）、生物显微镜（biomicroscopes）和其他专业仪器（specialized instruments）来确定眼部健康和视力效率（ocular health and visual efficiency）。
  • 开具并提供治疗（treatment）（不包括手术），以维持、改善和矫正视力（vision），并管理其他眼部疾病和病症。
  • 开具、配发和验配眼镜（eyeglasses）、隐形眼镜（contact lenses）和其他视力辅助工具（visual aids）。
  • 教育、咨询和建议患者关于隐形眼镜的使用和护理（contact lens use and care）、眼部卫生（ocular hygiene）、手术和非手术选择（surgical and non-surgical options），以及与职业和生活方式相关的预防性护理和维护（preventive care and maintenance）。
  • 将患者转诊给眼科医生（ophthalmologists）或其他医生和外科医生（physicians and surgeons），以治疗眼部疾病或病症，如白内障（cataracts）、青光眼（glaucoma）和黄斑变性（macular degeneration），以及全身性疾病，如糖尿病（diabetes）和高血压（high blood pressure）。
  • 与眼科医生（ophthalmologists）和其他医疗保健专业人员（healthcare professionals）合作，为接受激光视力矫正（laser vision correction）等眼部手术的患者提供术前和术后护理（pre- and post-operative care）。
  • 可能开具有限清单中的药物（prescribe from a limited list of medications）。
  • 进行研究（conduct research）并促进视觉科学（visual sciences）的进步。

:graduation_cap: 从业要求 | Employment Requirements

  • 需要三年的大学本科学业（Three years of university undergraduate studies），或在魁北克省，需要完成科学学院课程，以及为期四到五年的大学验光课程。
  • 需要获得省级或地区级监管机构（provincial or territorial regulatory governing body）的执业许可。

:briefcase: 所有职位（2个）| All Titles (2 titles)

  • 验光医生 (OD) | Doctor of optometry (OD)
  • 验光师 | Optometrist

:warning: 排除职业 | Exclusions

  • 眼科器械师 (in 32129 其他医疗技师和技术员 | Other medical technologists and technicians)
  • 眼科医生 (in 31101 外科专家 | Specialists in surgery)
  • 配镜师 (32100) | Opticians (32100)
  • 斜视矫正师 (in 31303 医师助理、助产士及相关健康专业人士 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals)
  • 验光师助理；验光技术员 (in 33109 其他健康服务支持职业 | Other assisting occupations in support of health services)

:canada: Canada National Occupational Classification (NOC)

Code: 31111
Title: Optometrists
Type: Unit Group
Level: 5

Occupational Overview

Optometrists examine eyes to assess and diagnose ocular diseases and disorders. They prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses and recommend treatments such as exercises to correct vision problems or ocular disorders. They work in private practice, hospitals, clinics, community health centres, rehabilitation centres, the optical industry, government, and universities.

Example Titles (2 titles)

  • Doctor of optometry (OD)
  • Optometrist

Main Duties

  • Examine patients’ eyes, conduct tests and use ophthalmoscopes, biomicroscopes and other specialized instruments to determine ocular health and visual efficiency
  • Prescribe and provide treatment (excluding surgery) to maintain, improve and correct vision and manage other ocular diseases and disorders
  • Prescribe, dispense and fit eyeglasses, contact lenses and other visual aids
  • Educate, counsel and advise patients on contact lens use and care, ocular hygiene, surgical and non-surgical options, and preventive care and maintenance related to occupation and lifestyle
  • Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other physicians and surgeons for treatment of ocular diseases or conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration and systemic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure
  • Collaborate with ophthalmologists and other healthcare professionals to provide pre- and post-operative care for patients undergoing eye surgeries such as laser vision correction
  • May prescribe from a limited list of medications
  • Conduct research and promote advancement in the visual sciences.

Employment Requirements

  • Three years of university undergraduate studies or, in Quebec, completion of a college program in sciences and a four- to five-year university program in optometry are required.
  • Licensing by the provincial or territorial regulatory governing body is required.

All Titles (2 titles)

  • Doctor of optometry (OD)
  • Optometrist

Exclusions

  • Ocularist (in 32129 Other medical technologists and technicians)
  • Ophthalmologist (in 31101 Specialists in surgery)
  • Opticians (32100)
  • Orthoptist (in 31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals)
  • Optometrist assistant; Optometric technician (in 33109 Other assisting occupations in support of health services)

Occupational Classification Breakdown

Classification Level Category
Broad occupational category 3 – Health occupations
TEER 1 – Occupations usually require a university degree
Major group 31 – Professional occupations in health
Sub-major group 311 – Physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and other health diagnosing and treating professionals
Minor group 3111 – Physicians, dentists, optometrists and chiropractors
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