Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Optometry

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Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Optometry

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Duration: 4 Year(s)

Al Shifa College of Paramedical Sciences, Malappuram

Malappuram, Kerala, India

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Course TypeBachelor

Course Specialty

Optometry

Affiliation

Kerala Paramedical Council, Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS)

Overview

    The duration of the course shall be 4 years. After the successful completion of 3rd year they have to do a compulsory rotation internship (1 year) in various specialty departments in Optometry:

    Optometrist’s abilities and skills

    • History taking of patients.
    • Do refraction both subjective and objective.
    • Prescribing spectacle correction
    • Paediatric refraction.
    • Evaluating, prescribing and care and maintenance counseling for contact lenses.
    • Rehabilitation of low vision patients
    • Orthoptic evaluation, work up for strabismic and amblyopic patients.
    • Vision therapy
    • To diagnose disease conditions like Cataract, Glaucoma etc. and refer to ophthalmologists
    • Pre-operative work up for cataract, C3R and other refractive surgeries.
    • To operate and maintain all ophthalmic instruments
    • To maintain ophthalmic theatre and operating instruments
    • To run and establish an optical shop

Fee ():

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Stipend (INR):

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Accomodation:

Hostel Facility

Scholarship:

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Eligibility

    Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or examinations recognized equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English put together are eligible.

Minimum Education

12th Science
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