The incumbent serves as a member of the Optometry Section at the VISN 1 VA Healthcare System. This position is in the Specialty Acute Care (SAC) Service. Assignment: Employee at this grade level serves as a full performance level health technician (optometry). The technicians perform duties such as measuring and recording visual acuity (with use of pinhole testing as indicated), obtaining accurate potential acuity meter, laser interferometry, contrast sensitivity or other specialized visual acuity measurements. The technicians also evaluate pupillary light responses and measure pupil size, determine the presence or absence of fusion and perform stereoacuity measurements. The health technicians (optometry) perform Amsler grid testing, administrative eye drops under the supervision of an ey