Time left: 5 years and 3 months · Group: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
The official job description
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
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What orthoptists do all day (for now)
Assist ophthalmologists in diagnostic ophthalmic procedures, such as ultrasonography, fundus photography, and tonometry.
Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.
Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders.
Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.
Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.
Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.
Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 5 years and 3 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces orthoptists?
5 years and 3 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which orthoptists tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: assist ophthalmologists in diagnostic ophthalmic procedures, such as ultrasonography, fundus photography, and tonometry. The rest follows.