Orthoptics

The principles, assessment techniques and treatment of orthoptic practice.

orthoptic treatments
diagnosis and management of strabismus
orthoptic practices
orthoptic principle
orthoptic treatment
orthoptic practice
orthoptic principles

knowledge

occupation-specific

Orthoptics is an essential knowledge 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.
 

Orthoptics is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

References

1. Orthoptics – ESCO