DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY
OVERVIEW
Optometry is a healthcare profession dealing with vision and eyecare.
BSc Optometry is a full-time undergraduate program. It is a four-year degree program. Out of these 3years training based and undertaken at the Ophthalmology Department in Father Muller Medical College, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,Karnataka.
Career scope of BSc Optometry course
BSc Optometry course offers a wide variety of career opportunities to the graduates. They can work in a variety of settings such as primary healthcare, corporate, public sector or even move into research and academics.
Apart from diagnosing refractive errors and fitting of glasses, optometrists also examine and help diagnose diseases of the eye. In addition to providing glasses, Optometrist provide corrective devices such as contact lenses and devices to support low vision. In most eye hospitals,ophthalmologists and optometrists work as team. Optometry students can choose general practice or select such specialties as contactlenses, vision therapy, and orthoptics, learning disabilities, pediatrics and occupational vision.Scope of Optometry as a profession is increasing in India as vision related problems like refractory issues such as Myopia is increasing in the county.
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FACILITIES
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
The student shall undergo a period of certified study extending over four academic years including one-year internship. The course is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka and 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.
