India requires around 1,15,000 optometrists to meet the huge demand of institutionally qualified optometrists to reach the goal of Prevention of Blindness.
With the advent of new technologies in eye care, growth of super specialty hospitals & optical industry, optometry is a lucrative career option.
An optometrist can secure a responsible position in the community as a health (eye) care professional & experience great satisfaction in serving the community as an independent practitioner with Substantial and stable monetary remuneration.
Course Overview
Department of Health Sciences welcomes all prospective students to pursue a thought-provoking career in optometry. Candidates are selected based on the evaluation of their academic performance and a selection process. Department of Health Sciences, with its limited intake of students has always given individual attention to all its students. Department of Health Sciences is also proud for its renowned faculties and state-of-the-art Infrastructure. Post Graduate degree in Optometry prepares students to offer professional advice on eye & vision care and provide appropriate diagnostic intervention. Comprehensive training in Optometry also enables students to specialize in the fields of low vision, advanced contact lenses, binocular vision, vision therapy, rehabilitation, neuro optometric rehabilitation and behavioral optometry etc. All post graduate optometrist are employed and have been offered good positions in the clinical, research and academic fields of optometry in India and other countries.
