Optometry is a healthcare profession that is autonomous, educated, and regulated, and Optometrists are the primary healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system who provide comprehensive eye and vision care, which includes refraction and prescribing both correctional spectacle and contact lenses or eye exercises, detection or diagnosis and management of disease in the eye, and the rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system.

COURSE DURATION

The student shall undergo a period of certified study extending over four academic years including one-year internship. The availability of seats is 20.

SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE

Graduates of this four-year undergraduate programme will be qualified to work as optometrists, who can perform the following tasks:

• Correction of refractive errors of the eye and prescription of glasses.
• Designing and fitting of contact lenses and low vision aids.
• Diagnosis and Orthoptic treatment of binocular vision anomalies.
• Detection of eye related systemic and neurological diseases.
• Primary eye care in educational institutions, rural communities, urban slums, and as Occupational Optometrist in industries.
• Rehabilitation of patients with severe visual impairment and blindness
• Educate patients about their eye health and refer them to ophthalmologists for surgical or more advanced medical treatment if necessary.

SCOPE OF OPTOMETRY

The scope for Optometric practice in India and abroad is great and unlimited. It is a dynamic and demanding career that offers job flexibility, financial success, and limitless chances, as well as the potential for personal improvement and community respect. In the upcoming years, there is expected to be a significant increase in demand for qualified optometrists in India. Additionally, optometrists are and will continue to be in high demand due to the opening of new hospitals and optical franchises in this area.

THE OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates in optometry have a wide range of job opportunities because of their training in academic and clinical practice.

• Independent Optometric Clinic with Optical outlet.
• Practice in eye institutions / hospitals as every eye institution has an optometrist apart from ophthalmologists in their faculty.
• Rewarding career in multinational companies dealing with eye care products such as contact lenses, ophthalmic lenses etc.
• Excellent job opportunities both in India as well as overseas.
• Further education leading to post-graduation, teaching and research in various fields of eye-care.
• Optometry is one of the leading income earning professions in many countries. It has favourable working hours with minimum emergency calls.

FACULTY

Sl.No.	Name of the Faculty	Designation
1.	DR. NELLY NAZARETH.	Professor & HOD
2.	DR. SUNAYANA BHAT	Professor & Course Coordinator
3.	ANUSREE KOOTHUR	Lecturer/ Optometrist
4.	JINIMOL K.V	Tutor/ Optometrist