Orthoptics
Orthoptists assess and diagnose disorders of vision, binocular vision (how the eyes work together as a pair) and ocular motility (eye movements). We offer treatment and management of those conditions where appropriate.
We serve both children and adults in an outpatient setting and take referrals from consultant ophthalmologists and paediatricians, GPs, health visitors and optometrists.
We also see patients from the maxillo-facial department, falls clinic and the head injury unit.
The service is provided by qualified orthoptists supported by visual field technicians and administative staff. All our orthoptists are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Orthoptic services
Adults' services
- Squint clinics
- Clinics including orthoptic diagnosis and management of patients with conditions such as thyroid eye disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and diabetes
- Stroke clinics
- Thyroid clinics
- Glaucoma shared care
- Visual field assessment
- Biometry assessment
- Photography
- Nerve fibre layer and macular assessment
Orthoptics at Royal Derby Hospital
Location
Royal Derby Hospital
Level 2, Ophthalmology Outpatients
Kings Treatment Centre
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Nearest entrance: Kings Treatment Centre 6
Nearest car park: 3
Telephone: 01332 340 131
Orthoptics at Queen's Hospital Burton
Location
Adults
The Treatment Centre
Belvedere Road
Burton on Trent
DE13 0RB
Paediatrics
Reception B
Queen’s Hospital Main Site
Belvedere Road
Burton on Trent
DE13 0RB
Telephone: 01283 566 333
Orthoptics at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital
Location
Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital
Plantation Lane
Mile Oak
Tamworth
B78 3NG
Telephone: 01283 566 333
Orthoptics at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital
Location
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital
Trent Valley Road
Lichfield
WS13 6EF
Telephone: 01283 566 333