Orthoptists
Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
$115,210 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 32%
- 2%
- 66%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 30%. Today's estimate: 30%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 16 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate, diagnose, or treat disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision or abnormal eye movements.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 20% | 50 min25 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Examine patients with problems related to ocular motility, binocular vision, amblyopia, or strabismus.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 16% | 38 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Develop or use special test and communication techniques to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of children or patients with disabilities.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform diagnostic tests or measurements, such as motor testing, visual acuity testing, lensometry, retinoscopy, and color vision testing.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Develop nonsurgical treatment plans for patients with conditions such as strabismus, nystagmus, and other visual disorders.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Provide training related to clinical methods or orthoptics to students, resident physicians, or other health professionals.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.1 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Provide nonsurgical interventions, including corrective lenses, patches, drops, fusion exercises, or stereograms, to treat conditions such as strabismus, heterophoria, and convergence insufficiency.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Interpret clinical or diagnostic test results.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Provide instructions to patients or family members concerning diagnoses or treatment plans.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Prepare diagnostic or treatment reports for other medical practitioners or therapists.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 2% | 25 min13 min to 1.1 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Collaborate with ophthalmologists, optometrists, or other specialists in the diagnosis, treatment, or management of conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and retinal diseases.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 25 min13 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Assist ophthalmologists in diagnostic ophthalmic procedures, such as ultrasonography, fundus photography, and tonometry.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 2% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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