Department of Orthoptics

Here at School of Optometry we teach the students about diagnosing and treating defects in eye movements and problems with how the eyes work together, called binocular vision. These can be caused by issues with the muscles around the eyes or defects in the nerves enabling the brain to communicate with the eyes.

We train our students for the diagnosis and non-surgical management of strabismus (squint), amblyopia (lazy eye) and eye movement disorders. We train them as professionals who specialize in orthoptic treatment, such as eye patches, eye exercises, prisms or glasses. They commonly work with paediatric patients and also adult patients with neurological conditions such as stroke, brain tumours or multiple sclerosis.