Orthoptic treatment in teenage patients

A survey of 100 patients who received orthoptic treatment in the Bradford University Clinic is examined to see the level of success with the different binocular anomalies, indicating what factors were common in successful cases, and the type of treatment given. A successful outcome or worthwhile improvement was achieved in enough cases to conclude that orthoptics in teenage patients is often appropriate, even in strabismus, if the cases are selected carefully. There was no indication that the actual age made any difference once the patients was between 11 and 19 years, but the starting acuity was significant.