Title: Perform a routine patient workup.
Course: Vision Care Technician I (14057-I) > Section: Exploring Clinical Practice

Performance should include

- checking visual acuity (e.g., distance and near, corrected and uncorrected)
- using an automated refractor
- retrieving current eyeglass prescription
- performing manifest refraction
- checking vital signs
- checking muscles for imbalance (e.g., cross cover, covered/uncovered, motility)
- checking pupil size, constriction, and APD
- checking confrontation visual field
- checking intraocular pressure
- instilling drops (numbing and dilating)
- determining need for additional specialty tests
- documenting all results.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do you maintain the sterility of drops during application?
- What is the proper action to take if drops become contaminated?
- What is the difference between contact and non-contact intraocular pressure testing?