Advantage

  • More than 20 Years of proven leadership in Optometry & Vision Science Education.
  • Clinical Internship in reputed eye hospitals like Sankara Nethralaya, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Narayana Nethralaya, ESI, Dr. Shroff’s Eye Hospital and Netralayam.
  • State-of-the-art- Infrastructure.
  • Global Alumni Network.
  • Proven track record of producing Eye Care Entrepreneurs.
  • Legacy of 100% global placement over the last 20 years.
  • Interactive Technology-based flipped classroom and Research-based teaching pedagogy.
  • Patient eye examination in NSHM’s eye clinic.
  • Renowned ophthalmologists from ZEISS conduct a training programme for students on ophthalmology and eye care, offering practical skills and specialized knowledge. This collaboration also provides placement and internship opportunities, enabling students to gain real-world experience and enhance their career prospects.
  • All students are eligible for International Certification from Lincoln University College, Malaysia.
  • Key Facts
  • Scope & Career Opportunities
  • Course Details

Key Facts

DURATION

2 years

PROGRAMME TYPE

PG

DEGREE AWARDED BY

MAKAUT

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY FOR MASTER OF OPTOMETRY

B. Optom.

ADMISSION PROCESS

To complete admission online, follow the steps below:

  • – Fill up the online application form
  • – Sit for ENPAT and personal interview
  • – Receive selection letter via e-mail
  • – Pay admission fees

Scope & Career Opportunities

Optometry, a challenging and dynamic career option offering a high salary, job stability, and tremendous potential for growth and further research, leads to rewarding opportunities for Master of Optometry (M.Optom) graduates. Upon graduation, these individuals can explore employment prospects as:

  • -Clinical optometrist in private practice
  • -Optometrist in government or private hospitals
  • -Optometrist in the retail and corporate sector
  • -Lecturer / Professor in the academic sector
  • -Research assistant, research associate and research coordinator
  • -Public health and community optometrist
  • -Orthoptist
  • -Designing and manufacturing of contact lenses, spectacles
    and much more

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Course Details

Core curriculum details of Master of Optometry are as follows –

Course Breakup

  • CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE AND INSIGHTS
  • DIAGNOSTICS AND PROCEDURES
  • RESEARCH
  • Occupational Optometry
    General aspects of occupational health, Visual demand in jobs, task analysis, visual standards, occupational hazards, and remedial aspects. Detail aspects of sports vision and its practice
  • Recent Advances in Optometry
    Research and scientific advancements in optometry
  • Business Aspects in Optometry
    Setting up and managing an optometry practice with a practitioner’s management skills
  • Applied Optometric Optics
    Theories of applied visual optics and various ophthalmic lens, frames with its dispensing procedures
  • Applied Clinical Optometry
    Application and interpretation of clinical optometry procedures in routine optometric examination

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