Orthoptists
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks16 core
- Family
- Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
- Code
- 29-1299.02SOC 2018: 29-1299
What the work is made of
All 16 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.Core taskTask 18429Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 2. Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.Core taskTask 18430Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 3. Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.Core taskTask 18432Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 4. Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.Core taskTask 18428Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 5. Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.Core taskTask 18426Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 6. Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders.Core taskTask 18427Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 7. Interpret clinical or diagnostic test results.Core taskTask 18431Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 8. Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or patients with disabilities.Core taskTask 18434Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 9. Provide training related to clinical methods or orthoptics to students, resident physicians, or other health professionals.Core taskTask 18440Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 10. Refer patients to ophthalmic surgeons or other physicians.Core taskTask 18433Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 11. Prepare diagnostic or treatment reports for other medical practitioners or therapists.Core taskTask 18436Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 12. Collaborate with ophthalmologists, optometrists, or other specialists in the diagnosis, treatment, or management of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal diseases.Core taskTask 18435Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 13. Perform vision screening of children in schools or community health centers.Core taskTask 18439Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 14. Present or publish scientific papers.Core taskTask 18438Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 15. Participate in clinical research projects.Core taskTask 18437Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 16. Assist ophthalmologists in diagnostic ophthalmic procedures, such as ultrasonography, fundus photography, and tonometry.Core taskTask 18425Rated by 28 occupational experts, August 2021
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-1299
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