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

see origin at orthoptic, -ics

Example Sentences

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In 2008 orthoptics professor Kathryn Rose found that only 3.3 percent of 6- and 7-year-olds of Chinese descent living in Sydney, Australia, suffered myopia, compared with 29.1 percent of those living in Singapore.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2013

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