| YOUR CAREER as OPTOMTERIST | | | | which is usually done by an entrance test |
| Introducation | | | | Where to study?the number of collages offering |
| An optometrist is a primary health care professional | | | | optometry are very few in India.some of them are as |
| who is institutionally educated and clinically trained in the | | | | follows: |
| art and science of optometry.he is required to examine | | | | THE lotus collage of optometry,Mumbai |
| the eye and the visual system diagnose the visual | | | | All India institute of medical science,new delhi |
| defects and problems ,prescribe and provide remedial, | | | | Manipal academy of higher education,manipal |
| corrective treatment | | | | Christen medical collage,vellore |
| If any pathological condition is detected during the | | | | Pandit ravi shankar shukla university,raipur |
| examination,the optometrist immediately refers the | | | | N.t.r university of health science,vishakhapatnam |
| patient to the opthomologist for medical therapy and | | | | Mahatma Gandhi university,kottayam |
| surgical correction. | | | | University of calicut,medical collage,kozhikode e.t.c |
| The optometrist not only refers(prescribe) power of | | | | Job prospect |
| lens but also helps in the introduction of new medicines | | | | Optometrist have a very bright career.india will requires |
| and technology for eye through the research field. | | | | around 2 lac optometrist in 2010.they can practice |
| How to become an optometrist? | | | | separately or under an organization and can expect |
| The minimum qualification for becoming an optometrist | | | | around 30-40 thousand rupees per month .however |
| is b.sc(optometry) however you can get a doctorate | | | | this figure can increase even upto 1 lac per month |
| degree in this field too. .you need to pass 10+2 with | | | | So why to wait? Prepare your self to get enrolled in |
| physics chemistry and biology in order to get admission | | | | order to make your dream of bright future true! |