BSC OPTOMETRY

Optometry in its uniqueness is one of the most demanded healthcare professions of recent times. The study essentially involves an advanced learning of the clinical skills involved in measuring eyesight, vision-measurement, prescribing corrective and fitting lenses, and detecting and treating various eye diseases to improve an individual’s vision. The aspirants of Bsc optometry colleges in bangalore are trained with technical knowledge to work in the eye care sector. Optometry can be said in other words as the science of eye (including lenses and spectacles) which is inspired with the idea of improving the vision of the human eye and to remove all kinds of obstacles of sight which an individual may experience.

Career Opportunities

Employment of optometrists is projected to grow 18% percent from 2020, across both Private and Government sectors, much faster than the average for all other occupations as vision problems tend to occur more frequently as the aging population will lead to demand for more optometrists. Major areas of employment are:– Eye clinics, Optician showrooms, Contact lens & ophthalmic lens industry, Health consultancies, Hospital eye departments, Lens manufacturing units, Multinational companies dealing with eye care products, Eye research centers, Ophthalmologists in hospitals or clinics, overseas opportunities etc.

  • Optometrists can offer clinical services to multinationals dealings with the manufacturing and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses and ophthalmic instruments
  • Students those who have a flair for teaching, can opt for higher studies like the Masters program or even a PhD program which will qualify them to take up teaching Optometry
  • Optometrists can start manufacturing units for optical lenses

What is Optometry?

The study program is designed to contemplate in developing a multipurpose ophthalmic manpower at paramedical level. The training will enable a student to become a competent person in providing service to the community in urban, semi-urban, rural settings, in private, semi-Governmental and Governmental sectors. Optometry is a health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual system and visual information pressing in humans

Why BSc Optometry?

Optometry is a health care profession concerned with examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the human visual system. Optometrists examine the eyes and the associated visual system to detect the presence of any abnormality or diseases which might require referral to a medical practitioner, and they provide visual aids.( such as contact lenses and spectacles) and therapy to maintain or restore maximum visual efficiency.

ELIGIBILITY

The student must be passed a two year Pre-University examination/ 12th/ Plus Two education with English as one of the subjects and also Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects, who has a minimum aggregate marks of 45%.

AFFILIATION

Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS)

DURATION

4 Years (Four Years)