Orthoptists
Also called: Certified Orthoptist, Orthoptist, Clinical Orthoptist (CO)
What they do:
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
On the job, you would:
- Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.
- 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.
Health
Arts and Humanities
Business
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
Social
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
Visual Understanding
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
Word processing software
Spreadsheet software
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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