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Bachelor
of Clinical Optometry (B. Optom.) (2nd Year)
Eligibility
criteria for direct admission to Second Year
Every
candidate should satisfy the following criteria at the minimum to be able to
appear for the EYE CET (LATERAL ENTRY) examination and provisional admission
to the Second year B. Optom. course :
1.The
candidate should be over 19 years of age as on 31st Dec. of the year of the
admission.
2.Successfully
completed a Diploma course of minimum two years duration in Optometry from an
Institute recognized by Indian Optometric Association and Bharati Vidyapeeth
(Deemed to be University).
Highlights
* Course is
followed by one year of internship for clinical and trade experience
* Course is
approved by Indian Optometric Association
B.Sc.
Optometry: What is it About?
B.Sc.
Optometry course has been designed to offer to eligible candidates a wide range
of clinical skills and knowledge to examine, diagnose, treat and manage
diseases and disorders of the visual system using lenses and other optical
aids.
Successful
graduates of the course interested in pursuing higher studies in the discipline
may go for higher courses such as M.Sc., Ph.D., and other
research-related studies in the vision care science.
B.Sc.
Optometry program aims to educate students about the various professional
methods of visual screening, diagnosis of visual problems, orthotics and vision
training, optometric counseling of patients with partial sight, color blindness
and hereditary vision defects, and designing and fitting of spectacles, contact
lens, and low vision aids