Orthoptics

Orthoptics (from the Greek words ortho meaning "straight", and optikas meaning "vision" http://www.tcos.ca/about_orthoptics.html) is the discipline dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of defective eye coordination, binocular vision, and functional amblyopia by non-medical and non-surgical methods, e.g., glasses, prisms, exercises. http://www.eyeglossary.net/ The goal of orthoptics is to improve comfort and efficiency of binocular function.

Related Topics:
Binocular vision - Amblyopia

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