ISCO Occupation Group 2267.2 Orthoptist
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Orthoptist: Orthoptists diagnose and treat anomalies of binocular vision. They examine, assess and treat vision impairments, squint, amblyopia and eye motility disorders. Orthoptists apply these methods in particular in the fields of paediatrics, neurology, neuro-ophthalmology, ophthalmology, orthoptics, optometry, pleoptics and strabology assessing functional diseases of the eye for improving functional disorders of the visual system. They also provide counselling, preventive measures and training activities and may refract and prescribe glasses, such as prism corrective glasses.
Essential Skills
- Test Visual Acuity
- Ensure Safety Of Healthcare Users
- Educate On The Prevention Of Illness
- Comply With Quality Standards Related To Healthcare Practice
- Conduct Specialised Orthoptic Tests
- Provide Therapy Of The Visual System
- Diagnose Problems Of The Visual System
- Inform Policy Makers On Health-Related Challenges
- Undertake Healthcare Examination
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Human Anatomy
- Treatment Of Strabismus
- Neurophysiology
- Types Of Strabismus
- Accept Own Accountability
- Communicate Effectively In Healthcare
- Interact With Healthcare Users
- Listen Actively
- Contact Lens Fitting Techniques
- Ophthalmological Examination Methods
- Use E-Health And Mobile Health Technologies
- Paediatric Psychology
- Paediatrics
- Supervise Orthoptic Treatments
- Contribute To Continuity Of Health Care
- Perform Vision Rehabilitation
- Human Physiology
- Neurology
- First Aid
- Develop A Collaborative Therapeutic Relationship
- Hygiene In A Health Care Setting
- Respond To Changing Situations In Health Care
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Follow Clinical Guidelines
- Optics
- Professional Documentation In Health Care
- Neuro-Ophthalmology
- Pathology
- Provide Health Education
- Apply Context Specific Clinical Competences
- Health Care Occupation-Specific Ethics
- Provide Treatment Strategies For Challenges To Human Health
- Medical Informatics
- Anaesthetics
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Work In Multidisciplinary Health Teams
- Receive Patient Referrals With Eye Conditions
- Medical Terminology
- Promote Inclusion
- Advise Patients On Vision Improvement Conditions
- Record Healthcare Users' Progress Related To Treatment
- Carry Out Orthoptic Treatments
- Orthoptics
- Manage Healthcare Users' Data
- Pharmacology
- Psychology
- Deal With Emergency Care Situations
- Promote Ocular Health
- Health Care Legislation
- Apply Health Sciences
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Advise On Healthcare Users' Informed Consent
Optional Skills
- Select Intraocular Lenses For Surgery
- Pedagogy
- Employ Foreign Languages In Care
- Prescribe Corrective Lenses
- Participate In Medical Inventory Control
- Record Healthcare Users' Billing Information
- Employ Foreign Languages For Health-Related Research
Alternative Names
- Specialist In Orthoptics
- Specialist Orthoptist
- Orthoptics Expert
- Orthoptics Practitioner
- Expert Orthoptist
- Practitioner Of Orthoptics
- Qualified Orthoptist
- Orthoptics Specialist
