orthoptics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːˈθɒptɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr thop′tiks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
or•thop•tics  (ôr thop′tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Ophthalmologya method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
  • see orthoptic, -ics

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orthoptics /ɔːˈθɒptɪks/ n
  1. (functioning as singular) the science or practice of correcting defective vision, as by exercises to strengthen weak eye muscles
'orthoptics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ortho- - orthoptist

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