Career - Orthoptist

Orthopists will measure and assess vision and prescribe glasses when appropriate and investigate, monitor and assist with treating eye disorders such as glaucoma, cataracts, diabetic eye disease and age-related macular degeneration. They will measure and select intraocular (within the eye) lenses for cataract surgery and detect and manage eye movement disorders, such as strabismus (turned eye) and amblyopia (lazy eye), and their sensory consequences. They will conduct specialised diagnostic and imaging techniques, such as ultrasonography and topography, to determine the effects and progression of eye disease and assess and provide management strategies for people with neurological disorders. They will devise strategies for rehabilitating impaired vision and design therapy programmes to maximise an individual's remaining vision. They will provide reports on the existence of eye defects to practitioners, therapists and relevant authorities, such as transport authorities and provide educational information to patients, families and members of the community about eye conditions and their effects. They will assist the community by providing vision screening tests and promoting preventative eye health care.

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