Job Description

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.

• 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.

• 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.