Occupation information for Orthoptists District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Master's degree

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: No on-the-job training

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• Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.
• Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.
• Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.
• Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.
• Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.
• Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders.
• Interpret clinical or diagnostic test results.
• Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or disabled patients.
• Provide training related to clinical methods or orthoptics to students, resident physicians, or other health professionals.
• Refer patients to ophthalmic surgeons or other physicians.

Tools:

• Depth perception apparatus
• Eye charts or vision cards
• Eye occluders
• Ophthalmic eye test lenses
• Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets

Technology:

• Computer based training software
• Electronic mail software
• Medical software
• Presentation software
• Word processing software

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