REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Associate will work directly with assigned practice staff and will be provided resource materials necessary to obtain ABR-OE certification within initial 90 days of employment while learning essential duties: visual acuity testing (distance and near), lensometry (manual and automated), measure IOP, refractions, cycloplegic refractions, pupil evaluation, muscle balance testing, confrontational fields, OPD, OCT, Visual field, A-scan, Lenstar, pachymetry, manual keratometry, glare testing, color testing, stereo, and worth 4 dot. It is expected that the associate will display actions that are self-directed in seeking out information from current certified staff, existing educational resource materials (accessible in the practice(s)) as well as actively participating in all aspects of patient care, that they will gain the knowledge necessary to achieve Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) status within the 18-months from date of hire.