Orthoptic and Ophthalmologic Assistance (qualification for the healthcare profession of Orthoptist and Ophthalmic Assistant)

The professional in orthoptic and ophthalmologic assistance can be an employee or an independent professional in both public and private facilities. There are numerous possible outcomes: prevention, evaluation and visual rehabilitation of binocular vision disorders, strabismus and amblyopia; performing ophthalmological diagnostic tests such as perimetry, electrofunctional examinations, examination of contrast sensitivity, light sense and colors, refraction, OCT, biometry, corneal topography, tonometry, aberrometry and contactology; prevention, assessment and rehabilitation of low vision; instrumentation and assistance in the field of ophthalmological surgery and parasurgery (e.g. correction of refractive errors by laser); teaching, coordination and research activities.