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 of the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala or examinations recognized equivalent thereto, with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English put together, are eligible with usual relaxation allowed by 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 AND OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
- PHYSICAL AND GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
- MATHEMATICS
- ENGLISH
- BASICS IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY
2nd Year
- OPTOMETRIC OPTICS
- VISUAL OPTICS
- CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF VISUAL SYSTEM & INSTRUMENTS
- MICROBIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY
- NUTRITION & BIOCHEMISTRY & PHARMACOLOGY
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
3rd Year
- CONTACT LENS
- DISPENSING OPTICS & LOW VISION
- BINOCULAR VISION & SQUINT
- OCULAR DISEASES
- COMMUNITY OPTOMETRY
- SYSTEMIC DISEASE MEDICINE
- PROJECT
4th Year
- INTERNSHIP & PROJECT
*Daily clinical postings in the Ophthalmology Department in the 2nd and 3rd year