Bachelor of Science in Optometry (B.Sc.Optometry)
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
- INTERNSHIP & PROJECT
- SKILL COMPETANCY EXAM
*Daily clinical postings in the Ophthalmology Department in the 2nd and 3rd year