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# orthoptist

«orthoptist» in Mova's school dictionary: **A health professional who checks and treats problems with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an orthoptist, orthoptists)

### meaning for a pupil

A health professional who checks and treats problems with how the eyes move and work together, such as a squint or a lazy eye. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in health and everyday life in the UK, Ireland, Australia and other countries: children may see an orthoptist at an eye clinic for a squint (strabismus) or lazy eye (amblyopia), and may be given an eye patch or glasses.

### examples

- The orthoptist checked how my eyes moved together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#x1)
- My little brother sees an orthoptist about his squint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#x2)
- The orthoptist gave her an eye patch to wear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#x3)
- At the hospital eye clinic, we saw an orthoptist and then an eye doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#x4)
- An orthoptist can test a baby's eyes too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#x5)
- The school nurse sent me to an orthoptist after the eye test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/#x6)

### note

"An orthoptist" (an, before a vowel sound). Pronounced "or-THOP-tist". Other eye jobs: "optician" (makes and sells glasses), "optometrist" (tests eyesight), "ophthalmologist" (eye doctor and surgeon).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «orthoptist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orthoptist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.