What is an Orthoptist?
An Orthoptist is an allied healthcare professional
Specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to eye movements, binocular vision, and visual function.
They work with patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly.
Assess, diagnose and manage conditions that affect visual development and binocular function such as eye misalignment, eye movement control, amblyopia, and more.
Orthoptists’ educational background is extensive, and therefore they have high levels of clinical responsibility and complex diagnostic and therapeutic skills. A bachelor's degree is required for this post graduate education.
|  What other jobs do orthoptists do?Orthoptists might be managers of a clinic, vision screeners, researchers, professors, instructors and/or clinicians. | where do orthoptists work?Most orthoptists are employed by Eye Clinics. We often work with pediatric and neuro-ophthalmologists in private group practices or university settings. |