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 Orthoptics
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A paediatric and adult orthoptic service is provided in the Eye Clinic at Hillingdon Hospital. Mount Vernon Hospital provides an adult orthoptic service. Orthoptists are also part of the multidisciplinary team involved in the diagnosis and treatment of children referred to the child development centre. Orthoptists specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities of eye movement and uniocular or binocular vision defects. These are listed below. |
We deal with diagnosis and treatment of:
- amblyopia (lazy eye) which is a reduction in vision arising from a defect present in infancy or early childhood that prevents the eye from receiving adequate stimulation
- defective binocular vision, which is the inability to use the eyes together in the correct way and which may lead to impairment of depth perception
- abnormal eye movement, arising from injury and disease effecting the eye muscles or nerves supplying the muscles, or a physical obstruction to eye movement
- diplopia (double vision), resulting from abnormal eye movements or strabismus (squint)
For further information about orthoptics in Hillingdon Hospital please contact:
Tricia Rice Head Orthoptist:
Email: tricia.rice@thh.nhs.uk
Careers in orthoptics:
www.shef.ac.uk/prospectus/course (opens new window)
www.liv.ac.uk/orthoptics/courses (opens new window)