orthoptics

American

[awr-thop-tiks] / ɔrˈθɒp tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.

orthoptics British

/ ɔːˈθɒptɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the science or practice of correcting defective vision, as by exercises to strengthen weak eye muscles

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Etymology

Origin of orthoptics

orthoptic, -ics

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“We're really trying to give this message now that children need to spend more time outside,” says Kathryn Rose, head of orthoptics at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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