glossary

Optical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of defective eye coordination, binocular vision, and functional amblyopia by non-medical and non-surgical methods, e.g., glasses, prisms, exercises.

A health care professional who specialises in the assessment of strabismus and eye movement disorders. Orthoptists undertake a three year degree course and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

A form of glaucoma which arises because of the growth of new blood vessels on the iris which close off the trabecular meshwork. It can be a complication of a number of conditions eg diabetic retinopathy.