NOUN | act | orthoptics | treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) |
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Meaning | treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles). | |
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Broader | treatment, intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
Adjectives | orthoptic | of or relating to normal binocular vision |
Nouns | orthoptist | a specialist in orthoptics |
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