A device designed as a column or post, usually with a small flat surface top, used to provide support and position control for ophthalmic devices commonly used during an ophthalmic examination/treatment (e.g., a slit lamp, keratometer, refractometer). It may have a manually-operated height adjustment function (e.g., a hydraulic foot pump or adjustable threaded column) enabling the user to align (raise/lower) the ophthalmic instruments to the eye level of the patient. It is typically stationary and may have drawers, shelves, and built-in outlets to supply low-voltage electricity to the instruments.