They also detect eye disease and refer on for treatment. Optometrists are not doctors. Some optometrists work in hospital services, but the majority of them work in high street practice. The majority of hospital low vision services are delivered by optometrists. Orthoptists Orthoptists are trained to assess binocular function.
Most orthoptists work in hospital services dealing with squints for both adults and children.
They also often have a role in community based children's vision screening programmes. In some areas they provide hospital based low vision services. They can also provide a wide range of general information and advice. Rehabilitation workers work for social services and local voluntary societies for people with serious sight problems. Increasingly, rehabilitation workers are involved in low vision services.