83 lines
3.9 KiB
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83 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
# Competences — optometrist
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Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bffbe18a-cb8b-4f90-bd87-7505cd3b16f5).
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## Essential
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- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
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- **adhere to organisational guidelines** (skill/competence)
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- **advise customers on optical instruments maintenance** (skill/competence)
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- **advise on contact lense maintenance** (skill/competence)
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- **advise on healthcare users' informed consent** (skill/competence)
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- **advise patients on vision improvement conditions** (skill/competence)
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- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
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- **apply numeracy skills** (skill/competence)
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- **apply organisational techniques** (skill/competence)
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- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
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- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
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- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
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- **deal with emergency care situations** (skill/competence)
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- **determine eye disease progression** (skill/competence)
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- **diagnose problems of the visual system** (skill/competence)
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- **educate on the prevention of illness** (skill/competence)
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- **empathise with the healthcare user** (skill/competence)
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- **ensure safety of healthcare users** (skill/competence)
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- **eye protection regulations** (knowledge)
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- **fit contact lenses** (skill/competence)
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- **follow clinical guidelines** (skill/competence)
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- **have computer literacy** (skill/competence)
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- **implement marketing strategies** (skill/competence)
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- **inform policy makers on health-related challenges** (skill/competence)
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- **interact with healthcare users** (skill/competence)
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- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
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- **manage healthcare users' data** (skill/competence)
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- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
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- **optical glass characteristics** (knowledge)
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- **optical instruments** (knowledge)
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- **perform comprehensive eye examinations** (skill/competence)
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- **perform ocular tonometry** (skill/competence)
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- **prescribe corrective lenses** (skill/competence)
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- **process payments** (skill/competence)
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- **promote inclusion** (skill/competence)
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- **promote ocular health** (skill/competence)
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- **provide therapy of the visual system** (skill/competence)
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- **quality standards of ophthalmic equipment** (knowledge)
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- **record healthcare users' billing information** (skill/competence)
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- **refer healthcare users** (skill/competence)
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- **refraction of the eye** (knowledge)
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- **respond to changing situations in health care** (skill/competence)
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- **test visual acuity** (skill/competence)
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- **use ophthalmic instruments** (skill/competence)
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- **work in a multicultural environment in health care** (skill/competence)
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- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)
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## Optional
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- administer medication for vision problems (skill/competence)
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- contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
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- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
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- implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
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- participate in medical inventory control (skill/competence)
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- perform vision rehabilitation (skill/competence)
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- preventive medicine (knowledge)
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- provide domiciliary eyecare (skill/competence)
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- provide health education (skill/competence)
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- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health (skill/competence)
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- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
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- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
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- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
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- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 54 ads, as of 2026-07-18)
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Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
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### Hard skills
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- ocular disease diagnosis — **24 %**
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- contact lens fitting — **19 %**
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