Brief 25 Respiratory Care Workers. Brief 450 Acknowledgments Chronicle Guidance Publications appreciates the cooperation of the following who reviewed the information in this brief. Direct patients in eye exercises, and instruct adult patients or the parents of young patients in using corrective methods at home. Therefore, people who work in the orthoptic field attempt to make a person's eyes straight. Orthoptics is an allied health profession in which people study eye movements.
Humans use both eyes to see a single image.
By using both eyes, people are able to judge distance properly. Sometimes, however, the eyes do not work well together because they are not straight and focused on the same target, or the image of one eye is not clear. Orthoptists help diagnose and treat disorders affecting visual acuity and eye movement. Most patients of orthoptists are children who suffer from strabismus. One eye focuses properly, but the other eye strays, creating a cross-eyed appearance.