Orthoptist

The orthopist diagnoses and treats problems of binocular vision. He uses visual acuity tests, eye movement tests and visual field testing to diagnose amblyopia, or lazy eye syndrome, strabismus, or squint, and problems with ocular motility, among others. He teaches patients eye exercises to help correct vision, and in more extreme cases works together with an ophthalmologist or surgeon to assess treatment options. Often he is involved in vision rehabilitation after operations, teaching patients who have had eye muscle adjustment to control eye alignment. The orthoptist usually works in the ophthalmology department of hospitals, or in the outpatients clinics.