Course Description: This course focuses on the principles and practices of eye care, including vision testing, correction, and management of eye diseases. Students will learn about the Anatomy and Physiology of the eye, as well as gain practical skills in vision testing and the fitting of corrective lenses.. Depending on the institution, this course can be covered with different depths and focuses.

Optometry competitiveness is high. This means it is difficult to get into because there are a lot of students who want to take it and much more difficulty when there are limited number of spaces available. Alternatively, some school may give student admission in related courses.. Nevertheless, The admission rate for Optometry is typically around 30-40%, but it can differ between different institutions.

Some institutions have a higher acceptance rate, whereas others might have a lesser one. The rate of acceptance is greatly affected by factors such as the course’s popularity, its competitiveness, and the reputation of the school itself.

Here are some criteria (career prospect, core courses, related courses, schools, skills) to consider when making a decision on what to study. We limited the criteria to 4 each. You can use the course finder search form above to get the full list.

Optometry Career Opportunities:

• Optometrist
• Optometric Technician
• Contact Lens Specialist
• Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist

Optometry Core courses:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Optics
• Vision Science
• Clinical Optometry

Optometry Related courses:

• Medical Rehabilitation
• Medicine And Surgery
• Pharmacology
• Physiotherapy

Schools Offering Optometry:

• Federal Polytechnic Nekede
• Abia State University
• Imo State University
• Madonna University