1. A branch of medicine and optometry dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of eye muscle disorders and vision problems, especially those affecting eye alignment and coordination.
Usage: Medical/clinical field; Usually used as a singular noun or uncountable

Examples

• She studied orthoptics to become a specialist in treating lazy eye.
• The clinic offers orthoptics services for children with strabismus.
• Orthoptics therapy helped correct his eye alignment without surgery.
• The orthoptics program at the hospital focuses on vision rehabilitation.
• Many optometrists refer patients to orthoptics when eye muscle problems are detected.