Texas Children's Hospital is an internationally recognized full-care pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. One of the best pediatric hospitals in the United States, Texas Children's Hospital is dedicated to providing the finest possible pediatric patient care, education and research.

Texas Children's is nationally ranked in the top five among children's hospitals by both Child magazine and U.S. News & World Report. The hospital has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthrough developments in the treatment of cancer, diabetes, asthma, HIV, premature babies, and cardiogenic and attention-related disorders.

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Overview:
Perform the preliminary assessment of visual acuity and ocular alignment on patients (children and adults).

Responsibilities:
Perform specialized tests.  Use diagnostic strabismus evaluations to aid in the diagnosis of ocular motility disorder.  Measure visual activity, focusing ability and eye motor movement of eyes, separately and jointly.  Aid patients to focus and coordinate both eyes to aid in visual development.  Develop visual skills, near-visual discrimination and depth perception, using developmental glasses and prisms.  Instruct ophthalmology, pediatric and family practice residents, fellows and medical students in strabismus and orthoptics.  Present presentations and reports from research at regional, national and international orthoptic and ophthalmology meetings and for future publishing in journals.  Participate in quality improvement activities.

Knowledge and Skill:
Knowledge of orthoptic procedures.  Ability to communicate effectively, use a PC with proficiency in word processing applications and have the ability to use equipment in an orthoptic practice.

Education, Experience and Licensure:
Bachelor of Science degree and American Orthoptic Council certification.  Minimum of one (1) year of orthoptic training from an accredited school.  Forty-five (45) hours of continuing education every three (3) years.