orthoptics

[awr-thop-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

orthoptics

/ ɔːˈθɒptɪks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthoptics¹

orthoptic, -ics

Example Sentences

“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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