Optometry as a career

What is optometry?

The term optometry comes from Greek words: opsis -------veiw

metron ---something used to measure

Definition: Optometry is a profession which deals with examination , detection , diagonosis and management of eye diseases

Optometrists are the primary healthcare

practitioners of eye and visual system who

provide comprehensive eye and vision care that includes refraction and dispensing, diagnosis and management of eye diseases and rehabilitation of conditions of the visual systems.

Who is optometrists?

Graduates from +2 science and has completed

√ Diploma in Optometry (2 years )

√ Bachlor in Optometry  (3 years+ 1 internship)

Scope of Optometry

✓Optometry and sports

✓Academic- teaching

✓Research- Vision and optometry

✓Optical industry

✓Work in multi-National company

✓Refraction and Dispensing

✓Contact lens practice-Rose-K, Orthok,

✓Low Vision and rehabilitative optometry

✓Primary eye care and therapeutic optometry

✓Industrial optometry and environmental

 Vision and occupational optometrist

 ✓Orthoptist and vision therapist

Eligibility 

10+2 from a recognized university with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as main subjects.

Professional Career

✓Successful independent practitioner (Global

data)

✓Opportunity to be self employed either as a 

partner or a sole practitioner

✓Work at health care institutions

✓A responsible position in the community as a health professional

✓Vision research, teaching and administration

for various professional organizations

✓Work with ophthalmologists contributing in

major part of ophthalmic practice

✓Work as optometrists in many overseas countries

✓Work in many ophthalmic products industry,

social welfare organizations