I-Orthoptics ingumsebenzi wabezimo eziphuthumayo onentshisekelo ekuhlolweni, ekuvuseleleni, ekuvuseleleni nasekuhloleni okusebenzayo kokuphazamiseka kombono.

 Lesi siyalo esenzelwe wonke umuntu, kusuka ezinganeni kuya kwabadala. Ukuvuselelwa kwamehlo kuthuthukisa i-strabismus ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa, kusiza abantu abadala ukuthi bazivumelanise nokushintsha kokubona kwabo, kodwa futhi kunikeza impumuzo kulabo abasebenza phambi kwesikrini sekhompyutha futhi babhekane nobunzima bamehlo. 

Izizathu zokuyobona udokotela wamathambo ziningi futhi zihlukahlukene. Lezi zihlanganisa:

• un i-strabismus ;
• i-diplopia;
• isiyezi noma ibhalansi ephazamisekile;
• umbono ongenalutho;
• ikhanda;
• ukukhathala okubukwayo;
• ubunzima bokuzivumelanisa nezibuko;
• ukuklebhuka noma ukulunywa kwamehlo;
• noma ngengane engadlali, egqolozele noma engenandaba nezwe elimzungezile.

I-orthoptist isebenza ngencwadi yezokwelapha, ngokuvamile ngesicelo se-ophthalmologist:

• wenza ukuhlola ukuze ahlole amandla okubuka (ukuhlolwa kokuhlakanipha okubonakalayo) kanye nokuphazamiseka okufanele zelashwe;
• angalinganisa ingcindezi engaphakathi kweso, anqume ubukhulu be-cornea, enze ama-x-ray, ahlaziye i-fundus yeso, futhi akwazi ukulinganisa amandla esici se-optical okuzodingeka ukuthi udokotela asilungise;
• ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yokuhlola, unquma izivivinyo ezidingekayo ukuze alungise futhi athuthukise umbono. Angakwazi:
  • phatha imisipha yeso ngezikhathi zokuvuselela;
  • ukufundisa kabusha umbono wesiguli;
  • msize alawule kangcono ukubuka kwakhe noma anciphise umthelela wokungakhululeki akuzwayo.
• i-orthoptist iphinde ingenele ngemva kokulimala noma ukungenelela kokuhlinzwa, ukuphakamisa ukuvuselelwa.

Ezimweni eziningi, odokotela bamathambo basebenza endaweni yangasese, emisebenzini yabo yangasese noma kudokotela wamehlo. Ezinye izindlela ongazisebenzisa ukuzijwayeza esibhedlela, isikhungo sokunakekela, noma ikhaya lasebekhulile labantu asebekhulile.

Ukubonisana nodokotela wamathambo akubandakanyi noma yiziphi izingozi ezithile zesiguli.

Iba udokotela wamathambo eFrance

Ukuze usebenze njenge-orthoptist, kufanele ubambe isitifiketi se-orthoptist. Lokhu kulungiselela eminyakeni emi-3 kuphiko lokuqeqesha nokucwaninga (i-UFR) lwesayensi yezokwelapha noma amasu okuvuselela futhi kuhlanganiswe ngemuva kokuhlolwa kokungena.

Iba udokotela wamathambo eQuebec

Ukuze ube yi-orthoptist, kufanele ulandele uhlelo lwemfundo ye-orthoptic yeminyaka engu-2. Ngaphambilini, kufanele ukuthi uthole iziqu ze-undergraduate enyuvesi eyaziwayo.

Qaphela ukuthi kunezinhlelo ezintathu ezigunyazwe3 yiCanada Medical Association futhi azikho eziseQuebec.

Ukuze uthole i-orthoptist:

• eQuebec, ungathintana newebhusayithi yenhlangano yamazinyo eQuebec4, enesiqondisi;
• eFrance, ngewebhusayithi yeNational Autonomous Syndicate of Orthoptists (5).

Umuntu wokuqala owaba udokotela wamathambo kwakungowesifazane, uMary Maddox. Ubezilolongela eGreat Britain ekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-XNUMX.