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Optometrist
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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.
- Contributes to ongoing service improvement initiatives and participates in audits.
- 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.
- Job Identification 4270
- Job Category Allied Health
- Posting Date 02/22/2026, 07:49 AM
- Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations Dubai Science Park, Dubai, 00000, AE
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