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orthoptist

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orthoptist
[ôrthop′tist]
Etymology: Gk, orthos + ops, eye
a person qualified by postsecondary training and successful completion of an examination by the American Orthoptist Council who, under the supervision of an ophthalmologist, tests eye muscles and teaches exercise programs designed to correct eye coordination defects.
orthoptist 
A person who practises orthoptics.
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Orthoptist Mark Jones, who worked at Warrington Hospital between 1990 and 2007, was given a one-year suspension for poor record keeping and failing to carry out the right eye examinations by a Health Professions Council (HPC).
Specialist failed to care for patients by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The judgment was made yesterday on orthoptist Mark Jones, who worked at Warrington Hospital between 1990 and 2007.
Specialist eye doctor suspended for a year by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
METHODS OF INTERVENTION An orthoptist or optometrist on our team refracted those with uncorrected refractive error when functional vision could be improved through refraction.
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