Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom)

Course

Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom)

The duration of the Bachelor of Science in Optometry Degree course shall be 4 Years (Three Academic Years and One year compulsory internship)

Eligibility for Admission:Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination conducted by Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or examinations recognised equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology put together, with separate minimum pass marks for Physics, Chemistry and Biology; are eligible with usual relaxation allowed by the Government of Kerala for SC/ST and Socially and Educationally Backward Community (SEBC) candidates.

Number of Seats – 30

Syllabus

1st Year

GENERAL ANATOMY
OCULAR ANATOMY
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
PHYSICAL OPTICS AND GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
BIOCHEMISTRY & NUTRITION
FOUNDATION COURSES

2nd Year

GENERAL & OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
GENERAL & OCULAR PATHOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY, STERILIZATION, AND THEATRE TECHNIQUES
CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF VISUAL SYSTEMS & EYE INSTRUMENTATION
VISUAL OPTICS
OPTOMETRIC OPTICS

3rd Year

EYE DISEASES 1 AND 2
CONTACT LENS 1 AND 2
LOW VISION AIDS, MECHANICAL AND DISPENSING OPTICS
BINOCULAR VISION, SQUINT & ORTHOPTICS
COMMUNITY OPTOMETRY, OCCUPATIONAL OPTOMETRY, LAW AND OPTOMETRY, PUBLIC HEALTH OPTOMETRY
GERIATRIC AND PEDIATRIC OPTOMETRY
SYSTEMIC DISEASE

4th Year

*Daily clinical postings in the Ophthalmology Department in the 2nd and 3rd year.

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