**Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom.)

Highlights

• Comprehensive training in refraction, binocular vision, contact lenses and low vision care.
• Exposure to ocular disease screening, imaging (fundus, OCT basics) and community eye health.
• Clinical postings in optometry clinics, ophthalmology OPD and outreach camps.
• Practice management, dispensing optics and optical instrumentation.
• Long internship with case logs, research/project and competency checklists.

Curriculum – Detailed Programme Structure

• Year 1: Geometrical & physical optics, Ocular anatomy & physiology, Communication, Clinical Optometry I.
• Year 2: Visual optics, Ophthalmic instruments, General & ocular microbiology, Pharmacology; clinics.
• Year 3: Contact lenses, Binocular vision, Low vision, Pediatric & geriatric optometry, Community eye health; research/project.
• Year 4-5: Long internship (4 semesters as per curriculum) across clinics & hospitals with competency logs.

Career Opportunities

• Optometrist, Refractionist, Contact Lens Specialist, Low Vision Specialist, Practice/Store Manager.
• Employers: Eye hospitals, optical retail chains, community programs, ophthalmology practices, industry.

Note: The above structure aligns with NCAHP competency-based curricula. University implementation and NCAHP corrigenda (if any) will be followed.

**Subject to approval from NCAHP.