Orthoptics is an Allied Health Profession. The Orthoptic team provides a paediatric and adult service for:

• Assessment of visual function and ocular motility disorders, including measurement of vision and assessment of visual behaviour in infants
• Assessment of squint and ocular motility disorders
• Non-surgical treatment of related problems such as lazy eye (amblyopia) and double vision
• Secondary vision screening of children.

Orthoptists also assess Visual Fields and are involved in the assessment of patients with Glaucoma and Cataracts

Contact details

Telephone number(s) / extn.(s):

Sussex Eye Hospital - 01273 606126 extn.4872

Princess Royal Hospital - 01444 441881 extn.8305

Email address(es): 

orthopticsOPD@bsuh.nhs.uk

Site services run from Princess Royal Hospital and Sussex Eye Hospital

Clinic times / opening hours

Monday to Thursday from 8.00am - 5.00pm

Friday from 8.00am - 1.00pm

Useful web links

www.orthoptics.org.uk