Orthoptics
The minimum number of years of post-secondary education required to be an orthoptist.
What is 6 years?
These resources are available to guide you if you have questions about what to do with faxes for ROP.
What are ROP algorithms (Bonus found in the ortho res drive under “ROP Unit Lists”)?
This many Vision Clinic Staff have grandchildren.
What is two?
The duochrome/red-greeen test often used to refine a refraction is based on this principle.
What is chromatic aberration?
The name of the condition of increased pressure in the eye.
What is glaucoma?
The name of both a sport and a type of stereo testing.
What is Frisbee/Frisby?
This is the birth weight and birth gestation criteria for ROP screening.
What is birth gestation of less than or equal to 30 6/7 weeks and birth weight of less than or equal to 1250g?
Zander Smith’s chart is this colour.
What is manila?
Spectacle and contact lenses are all manufactured in this format of cyl.
What is minus cyl? 3 cheers for minus cyl!
This ophthalmologist has seen the Pope in person.
Who is Dr Cooper?
These two clinic orthoptists are addicted to crime podcasts.
Who are Shannon and Christine?
True or false: An approved researcher can remove clinic charts from the site for research purposes.
What is false?
These three clerks rotate through moving patients when physicians cannot be present for a clinic.
Who are Brenda, Katie and Heather Wale?
These type of soft contact lenses are becoming increasingly popular as a way to treat progressing myopia.
What are multifocal contact lenses?
The eye drop used to diagnose Horner’s Syndrome.
What is Cocaine?
These Canadian cities house orthoptic training programs.
What are Halifax, Saskatoon and Vancouver?
The average ethics review process with the University of Calgary research ethics board is this long.
What is 2 ½ months?
The clerks to speak to if you want a Health Record Chart brought up for next day.
Who are Kathy and Brenda?
This clinic optometrist was also once a certified orthoptist.
Who is Dr Boadi?
This city pediatric ophthalmologist has completed the Boston Marathon.
Who is Dr Skov?
Goldmann and Humphrey are two types of this kind of ophthalmic testing.
What are visual fields?
This individual provides appointment times when a patient is coming from inpatient unit for ROP screening.
Who is Vision Clinic Clerk?
These clerks book Orthoptic referrals.
Who are Brenda and Patricia?
This clinic optometrist is an expert on basketball.
Who is Dr Ong?
This is the medical term for a white pupil.
What is leukocoria?