156FX1900X — Orthoptist

Grouping

Eye and Vision Services Providers

Classification

Technician/Technologist

Specialization

Orthoptist

Section

Individual

Definition

An orthoptist is an allied health professional skilled in evaluation and treatment of children and adults with eye movement difficulties. Their specialty is strabismus, amblyopia, and double vision.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Technician/Technologist

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 156F00000XTechnician/Technologist
• 156FC0800XContact Lens
• 156FC0801XContact Lens Fitter
• 156FX1100XOphthalmic
• 156FX1101XOphthalmic Assistant
• 156FX1201XOptometric Assistant
• 156FX1202XOptometric Technician
• 156FX1700XOcularist
• 156FX1800XOptician