or·thop·tics

(ôr-thŏp′tĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The evaluation and nonsurgical treatment of visual disorders caused by imbalance of the eye muscles, such as strabismus.

or·thop′tic adj.

or·thop′tist n.

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orthoptic

(ɔːˈθɒptɪk)

adj

(Medicine) relating to normal binocular vision: orthoptic exercises.

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orthoptic - of or relating to normal binocular vision

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orthoptic

adj (Med) → normalsichtig; orthoptic exercises → mechanische Sehübungen

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