Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.

“Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.” is a core task performed by Ophthalmic Medical Technicians. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#5 most important). About 100% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics. in Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Take and document patients' medical histories. · importance 5.0
• Operate ophthalmic equipment, such as autorefractors, phoropters, tomographs, or retinoscopes. · importance 4.9
• Conduct tonometry or tonography tests to measure intraocular pressure. · importance 4.9
• Measure visual acuity, including near, distance, pinhole, or dynamic visual acuity, using appropriate tests. · importance 4.9
• Measure and record lens power, using lensometers. · importance 4.9
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications. · importance 4.8
• Conduct visual field tests to measure field of vision. · importance 4.7
• Assist physicians in performing ophthalmic procedures, including surgery. · importance 4.7
• Measure corneal curvature with keratometers or ophthalmometers to aid in the diagnosis of conditions, such as astigmatism. · importance 4.7
• Conduct ocular motility tests to measure function of eye muscles. · importance 4.6
• Clean or sterilize ophthalmic or surgical instruments. · importance 4.6
• Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment. · importance 4.5
• Instruct patients in the care and use of contact lenses. · importance 4.3
• Assess refractive conditions of eyes, using retinoscopes. · importance 4.1

See all tasks on the Ophthalmic Medical Technicians page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Take anatomical or functional ocular measurements of the eye or surrounding tissue, such as axial length measurements.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-19251}
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