Orthoptists
Clinical Orthoptist (CO), CO (Certified Orthoptist)
What they do:
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
On the job, you would:
- Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.
- Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.
- Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.
Knowledge
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Business
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- biology
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Empathy
- Cooperation
- Cautiousness
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Intellectual Curiosity
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel Hot Technology
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology
Medical software
- Computer Aided Vision Therapy CAVT
- Therapeutic orthoptic software
Education
Education: (rated 4 of 4)
certificate after college or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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