Conduct specialised orthoptic tests

Description

Conduct specialised tests such as colour vision test, Ishihara, Farnsworth, D-15, Pseudo-isochromatic colour plates, ophthalmic photography and corneal light reflex testing, analysing the information obtained from these tests to determine the effects of general pathology on the eyes and effects of eye diseases.

Alternative labels

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carry out specialized orthoptic tests
perform specialised orthoptic tests

Skill type

skill/competence

Skill reusability level

occupation-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential skill

Conduct specialised orthoptic tests is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Orthoptist: Orthoptists diagnose and treat anomalies of binocular vision. They examine, assess and treat vision impairments, squint, amblyopia and eye motility disorders. Orthoptists apply these methods in particular in the fields of paediatrics, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, ophthalmology, orthoptics, optometry, pleoptics and strabology assessing functional diseases of the eye for improving functional disorders of the visual system. They also provide counselling, preventive measures and training activities and may refract and prescribe glasses, such as prism corrective glasses.
 

Optional skill

Conduct specialised orthoptic tests is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

 


 

References

  1. Conduct specialised orthoptic tests – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022