Do you Know about orthoptics?

[sour-plum]

do you anyone know about this career?can provide some information?
1. where can i get this course?local U?or oversea?
2.what is the minimum qualification to get this course?
3. how long is the time for taking this course?
4.how is the payment?
5.what about the career working field?
and other related information........Thanks ya.............
:)

[youngyew]

do you anyone know about this career?can provide some information?
1. where can i get this course?local U?or oversea?
2.what is the minimum qualification to get this course?
3. how long is the time for taking this course?
4.how is the payment?
5.what about the career working field?
and other related information........Thanks ya.............
:)
I am not sure what you mean by orthoptics... Do you mean orthopedic (study of bones, joints and muscles) or opthalmology (study of the eyes) instead?

[youngyew]

Or do you mean orthotics (Medical science dealing with specialized mechanical devices to support or assist weakened or abnormal joints or limbs)?

[sour-plum]

it is related to eyes but not opthamology.........

[youngyew]

it is related to eyes but not opthamology.........
You mean optician (people who prescribe glasses)?

[sour-plum]

nope.........it is related to eye but not opthamology or optician......

[youngyew]

nope.........it is related to eye but not opthamology or optician......
Eerm, I really tried to find out what you mean, but apparently I can't find an eye specialty called orthoptic...

According to this definition of orthoptics (http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?orthoptics), it is "The study and treatment of defects in binocular vision resulting from defects in the optic musculature or of faulty visual habits. It involves a technique of eye exercises designed to correct the visual axes of eyes not properly coordinated for binocular vision."

Is this what you mean? Apparently this is not a specialty on its own, rather, it's part of the job of ophthalmologist.

[sour-plum]

According to this definition of orthoptics (http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?orthoptics), it is "The study and treatment of defects in binocular vision resulting from defects in the optic musculature or of faulty visual habits. It involves a technique of eye exercises designed to correct the visual axes of eyes not properly coordinated for binocular vision."


yap....this is what i mean.....i heard australia has this course...is it true?

[youngyew]

According to this definition of orthoptics (http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?orthoptics), it is "The study and treatment of defects in binocular vision resulting from defects in the optic musculature or of faulty visual habits. It involves a technique of eye exercises designed to correct the visual axes of eyes not properly coordinated for binocular vision."


yap....this is what i mean.....i heard australia has this course...is it true?
No idea, sorry... This is the first time I come across this term. :)

Look it up on the Internet, I am sure you can find more info... It appears that the course they offer is always "opthalmology and orthoptics", but I am not sure.

[seancl85]

yeah...it related to correction of the eye muscles....i feel if wanna be orthoptician then better be an optometrists..hehe...well,i am studying optometry...now i feeling it is a very good field..wakakak

seancl85 Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:55 am Post subject:

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yeah...it related to correction of the eye muscles....i feel if wanna be orthoptician then better be an optometrists..hehe...well,i am studying optometry...now i feeling it is a very good field..wakakak


seancl85,u seem know about orthoptics.....can provide some information as well as optometry?thx.. :)

[seancl85]

oh..u can actually search around yahoo or even google for it...em..i dont really know in detail about optometry...im still learning actually...hehe..if u wanna know more...msg me,i will try my best to explain whatever i know