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Volume 45, 1995, p. 60–67

The Role of the Orthoptist in the Management of Patients with Abnormal Head Posture (Abstract)
J. Dawn Pickering, C.O., C.O.M.T.

The quest for the correct etiology of an abnormal head posture is often difficult. Ophthalmologists often enlist the expertise of an orthoptist to assist with this diagnostic dilemma. Nystagmus and incomitant strabismus are among the most common causes of ocular abnormal head postures. The usual modes of treatment include surgery, prisms, and monocular occlusion. The orthoptist usually plays a pivotal role in the management of these patients by executing non-surgical treatment and by helping the ophthalmologist with the differential diagnosis and the planning of surgical treatment.

 

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