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orthoptics

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orthoptics /or·thop·tics/ (-tiks) treatment of strabismus by exercise of the ocular muscles.
or·thop·tics (ôr-thptks)
n.
The study and treatment of defective binocular vision, of defects in the action of the ocular muscles, or of faulty visual habits.

or·thoptic adj.

orthoptics 
The study, diagnosis and nonoperative treatment of anomalies of binocular vision, strabismus and monocular functional amblyopia. See visual training.


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