An orthoptist is a specialist who diagnoses all types of strabismus, amblyopia, and binocular vision disorders. They can also provide visual rehabilitation (orthoptic exercises). Orthoptic diagnosis: assessment of eye movements; testing of distance and near visual acuity.
An orthoptist provides access to specialized tests such as:
Orthoptists are specialists who diagnose all types of strabismus, amblyopia, and binocular vision disorders. They can also provide rehabilitation of the visual system (orthoptic exercises).
The examination allows for determining the angle of strabismus, simultaneous perception (the patient sees images shown to each eye separately at the same time), fusion, i.e. the ability to combine two images into one coherent one, and to determine its range in convergence and divergence, and stereopsis, i.e. spatial vision and depth perception.
The test involves assessing the speed and efficiency of eye accommodation by alternately focusing on images from near and far.
Diagnostic color vision testing – The test is performed using Ishihara charts, which are used to detect color vision disorders, such as color blindness.
