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Orthoptist training - Find solutions for eye problems

Are you interested in medical issues? Do you enjoy dealing with people and would you like to work for their well-being? If you are also interested in our organ of sight, the eye, we recommend that you train at a higher technical college in the field of orthoptics. As an orthoptist, you deal with eye problems or eye disorders of all kinds on a daily basis and look for applicable and useful solutions for patients.

The orthoptist profession is practiced in close cooperation with ophthalmologists. On the instructions of ophthalmologists, you will examine patients' eyes and deal with eye disorders such as strabismus or eye muscle disorders. You make diagnoses and know how to explain them to your patients in an understandable way. This requires empathy and a high level of social skills. As an orthoptist, you will independently implement the therapeutic measures necessary for eye health and help many people regain normal visual function.

The prerequisite for training at a higher technical college to become an orthoptist is three years of federally recognized vocational training and a general education qualification (BMS/DMS). Look around now for suitable training courses. The Swiss education portal provides you with them.

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As a rule, the following points apply as admission requirements for studying to become a federally certified orthoptist (CHE):

  • Completed at least three years of basic education

or

  • Vocational, technical or Baccalaureate or equivalent qualification

and

  • Suitability assessment

After studying Orthopaedics HF, you will have the following skills and responsibilities:

  • Competencies
    • Specialist expertise in preventive diagnosis and treatment of visual disorders
    • Consulting expertise
    • Social competence towards patients and relatives
  • Responsibilities
    • Inform patients about the next steps and treatment methods
    • They document the course of treatment and monitor its success
    • Orthoptists HF assist the ophthalmologist during operations

Studying to become a federally certified orthoptist (CHE) at a College of Higher Education usually takes three years. It is divided into theoretical training at the school and practical training, which is completed in the form of internships. Internships are completed in the strabology-neuroophthalmology departments of eye clinics as well as in special internships, for example in pediatrics, neurology or other specialist areas. The course concludes with a diploma examination.

The tasks of orthopaedic surgeons are

  • The main tasks of qualified orthoptists HF are to contribute to preventive diagnoses and to design therapies for visual disorders such as strabismus or eye tremors.
  • Orthopaedic surgeons work mainly in eye practices and clinics and treat patients of all ages.
  • People with an orthopaedic HF diploma carry out examinations on behalf of ophthalmologists on an independent basis.
  • After the examinations, they make an orthoptic diagnosis and plan the appropriate therapy in consultation with the ophthalmologist.

There are framework curricula for courses of study at Colleges of Higher Education leading to the Federal Diploma in Orthoptics (CHE), which reflect the content and competencies to be achieved. This also applies to the Orthoptics degree program, which is structured as follows:

Work process 1:
  • Taking a medical history
  • Plan investigation
  • Carry out an examination
  • Using medical-technical devices
  • Evaluating and interpreting test results
  • Make a diagnosis
Work process 2:
  • Create a treatment plan
  • Carry out therapy or intervention
  • Monitoring the success of therapies and interventions
Work process 3:
  • Educate, advise, support and motivate different patient and age groups
  • Communicating and cooperating with other professional groups
  • Document in your own area of responsibility
  • Prevention and public relations work
Work process 4:
  • Assume professional duty
  • Apply medical, ethical and legal principles
  • Participate in quality assurance
  • Continuing education, further training

As an orthopaedist with an HF diploma, you have the following opportunities for further development:

  • Possible additional training:
    • Courses offered by the Swiss Association of Orthoptists SVO
    • Courses from specialist groups
    • Offers from eye clinics
  • Specialization:
    • neurological rehabilitation
    • Advice/support in low vision
    • ssistance during eye muscle surgery, etc.
  • Pedagogical area:
    • Internship supervisor, specialist teacher at a HF for orthoptics
  • Management:
    • Team/department head in hospital and other facilities
    • Manager at an orthoptics HF
  • Further training opportunities:
    • Study programs at foreign universities, e.g. in England

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