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The following list of optometry schools covers many countries, although the list is not exhaustive. Internationally, optometry as a profession includes different levels of education. The institutions listed below provide academic and professional education and clinical training that ranges from Doctor of Optometry degree level to other professional degrees in optometry and also non-degree level education leading to a diploma or other qualifications in optometry.
In many countries the role of optometry is statutorily defined, practice is regulated and there is uniformity in professional education and clinical training and the scope of practice is consistent with the definition of optometry as a profession. In such countries the nomenclature of terminal qualification may be reviewed as and when necessary. In Australia, for example, Doctor of Optometry (OD) is now established at University of Melbourne (first intake 2011) and OD is described as "an internationally recognised qualification and the gold standard for optometry education."




Australia


Deakin University - Bachelor of Vision Science, Master of Optometry
Flinders University Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science), Master of Optometry
Queensland University of Technology - BAppSc (Optom) - replaced with Bachelor of Vision Science / Master of Optometry from February 2009
University of Canberra - Bachelor of Vision Science, Master of Optometry
University of Melbourne - OD
University of New South Wales - Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Clinical Optometry




Bangladesh


4 Years Bachelor of Science in optometry (B. Optom) course in Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Chittagong Medical University since 2010 www.icoedu.org




Brazil


Universidade do Contestado, as a partner of Fundación Universitaria San Martín, of Bogotá, Colombia




Bulgaria


Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski




Canada


Université de Montréal, Québec
University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science, Ontario




Colombia


Fundación Universitaria del Area Andina, Pereira and Bogotá
Fundación Universitaria San Martín, Bogotá
Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá
Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá - Master in Vision Science
Universidad del Bosque, Bogotá
Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla
Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga




Czech Republic


Czech Technical University, Prague
Masaryk University, Brno
Palacký University, Olomouc




Oman


4 Years Degree Program in Optometry (B. Optom) university of Buraimi .




Ecuador


Universidad Metropolitana, Quito




El Salvador


Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador - Licenciado en Optometría




France


Institut des Sciences de la Vision, St Etienne
Institut d'optique Graduate School, Paris - ISO
Paris-Saclay University, Orsay
Progress Santé, Paris Nice Lyon




Ghana


Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - Doctor of Optometry
University of Cape Coast - Doctor of Optometry




Greece


Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Department of Optics and Optometry




Hong Kong


The Hong Kong Polytechnic University




Hungary


Semmelweis University, Faculty of Health Sciences - Optometry within Medical Diagnostic Analysis Bsc –




India


At present there are more than fifty schools of optometry in India. In 1958, two schools of optometry were established, one at Gandhi Eye Hospital, Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and the other at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, under the second five-year plan by Director General of Health Services of Government of India. These schools offered diplomas in optometry courses of two years duration validated by state medical faculties. Subsequently, four more schools were opened across India at Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, Chennai (formerly Madras) in Tamil Nadu, Bengalooru (formerly Bangalore) in Karnataka, and Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (Govt medical college), Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) in Kerala.
The Elite School of Optometry (ESO) was established in 1985 at Chennai and was the first to offer a four-year degree course. This was followed by All India institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and in Kerala, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (Govt Medical college), Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) is the first government colleges to offer a bachelor's degree in optometry in 2010; were considered as the best in excellence from Govt. of India.
The following list includes educational institutions offering four year degree courses, two or three year diploma courses and also non-degree courses. Post-graduate education in optometry is also offered in India leading to M.Optom, M.Sc. and Ph.D. by several universities.

Aarupadai Veedu Medical College, Pondicherry (B.Optom & M.Optom)
Al Salama College of Optometry, Perinthalmanna, Calicut, Kannur, All in Kerala and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (BSc in optometry)
All India Institute of Optometrical Sciences (Academic Wing of Indian Optical Institute and Refraction Hospital Trust), Kolkata, West Bengal
IIMT University, Meerut
Amity University, Gurgaon, Haryana (B.Optom, M.Optom - Full time, Practitioner & PhD)
Advanced College of Optometry & Health Sciences, Sanpada, Navi Mumbai
Bareilly Institute of ParaMedical Sciences & S.S. Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Medical College, School of Optometry, Pune, Maharashtra
Brien Holden Institute of Optometry and Vision Sciences, LVPEI, Hyderabad (B.Optom and PhD)
Rayhan Eye hospital and Institute of Optometry, Edappal, Triprayar, Kondotty, Tirur All in Kerala and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (BSc in optometry)
Bharatimaiya College of Optometry, Surat, Gujrat
Brainware University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Dr. Anand College of Optometry and Vision Science, Salem, Tamil Nadu
Dr. DY Patil Institute of Optometry & Visual Science (Deemed) University Maharashtra
Dr. N.T.R. University Of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
FAHS (Faculty of Allied Health Sciences), Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Salem Tamil Nadu
Govt. Medical college Kozhikode
George college of management and science
Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh
IGNOU (Central University), Delhi
ITM Institute of Health Science, (Deemed) University, Mumbai, Maharastra
Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Jamia Hamdard (Deemed) University, Delhi
Jankalyan Eye Hospital Educational and research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
J.R.N. Rajasthan vidyapeeth (Deemed) University, Rajasthan
Kalyani University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Kerala University of Health and Allied sciences.
Laxmi College of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra
Lotus College of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra
Madurai Kamraj University, Tamil Nadu
Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka
Martin Luther King University, Shillog, Meghalaya
Municipal Eye Hospital, School of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra
Nagar school of Optometry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat
Netaji Subhash Institute of Optometry, Mumbai
Netrajyothi college of Health Science (Optometry), Bangalore, Karnataka
NIMS University, Rajasthan
NSHM College of Management & Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur, West Bengal
NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
RGUHS, Karnataka
Sankara College of Optometry, Bangalore, Karnataka
Sankara College of Optometry, Ludhiana, Punjab
Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Ganpati Netralaya College of Optometry, Jalna, Maharastra
Dr. Agarwals Institute of Optometry (a unit of Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Shri Rajaram Memorial Eye Hospital, Optometry research & Training Institute, Banda, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Vaishnav Poloticnic College Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Sri Ramchandra University, Porur, Tamil Nadu
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Science, Assam
SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Susruta School of Optometry & Visual Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura
School of Allied Health Sciences, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation, Chennai Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
School of Medical sciences, University of Hyderabad, Telangana.
University of Mumbai, Maharashtra
Uttrakhand University, Uttrakhand
Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Salem, Tamil Nadu
Veer Narmad South Gujrat University, Surat, Gujrat
Vidyasagar College of Optometry and Vision Science, Kolkata, West Bengal
Vinayaka Missions Medical College, Karaikal, Pondicherry
West Bengal University of technology, Kolkata, West Bengal
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nasik, Maharashtra




Iran


Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan
Mazandaran university of medical science دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مازندران




Ireland


Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin - BSc in Optometry




Israel


Bar-Ilan University
Hadassah College




Italy


Currently there are seven state universities (in Milano, Padova, Lecce, Roma, Firenze, Napoli, and Torino) offering three-year university degrees in optics and optometry (Ottica e Optometria), formally a kind of a physics degree.

University of Florence
University of Milano-Bicocca
University of Padua, Italy
University of Naples Federico II
University of Roma Tre
University of Salento
University of Turin
Optometry education in Italy starts in 1969–70. Some post-secondary non-university courses are currently active (2020). Their program can be accessed only by licensed opticians. Some of the more appreciated schools are:

IRSOO, Vinci, Florence
IBZ, Bologna
Fermi, Perugia
SIOO, Florence




Latvia


University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia - bachelor's and master's degrees




Lebanon


American University of Science and Technology
Lebanese University, Faculty of Public Health
Institut Technique Industriel Supérieur
Modern University for Business and Science




Malaysia


International Islamic University Malaysia
International University College of Technology Twintech
Management & Science University [1]
National Institute of Ophthalmic Sciences [2]
SEGi University College [3]
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi MARA
UCSI University




Mexico


National Polytechnic Institute, Unidad Santo Tomas and Unidad Milpa Alta
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes - Mestría en Ciencias Biomédicas Area de Optometria
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Universidad Xochicalco, Campus Ensenada and Campus Tijuana




Nepal


Tribhuwan University, B.P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Maharajgunj Medical Campus - four-year bachelor's degree program only, with no post-graduate programs available
National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) Bir Hospital has launched "Bachelor in Optometry and Vision Science" program in 2018. It is a four years program and the total quota for the enrollment is 40 only.




The Netherlands


University of Applied Sciences Utrecht




New Zealand


School of Optometry and Vision Science - BOptom
University of Auckland




Nigeria


There are seven schools offering the O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) degree.

Abia State University Uturu, Abia State - also offers MSc and PhD programmes in Clinical Optometry in combination with FNCO
Bayero University, Kano, Kano State
Federal University of Technology Owerri
Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
Madonna University Okija, Anambra State
University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin-City, Edo State, Nigeria - also offers MSc programmes in vision science
University of Ilorin, Kwara State.




Norway


Buskerud University College




Pakistan


College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision science, KEMU, Lahore
Fatima Memorial College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore
Isra School of Optometry, Isra University, Karachi
University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad
Superior University Lahore
Munawar Memorial Hospital & College of Optometry, Chakwal
Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Peshawar
Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi
Pakistan Institute of Rehabilitation Science, (PIRS) ISRA University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad
Basheer Institute of Medical Sciences, Bara Khau, Islamabad
Pef University College, Peshawar
Rashid Latif Medical College
Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi
The University of Faisalabad
University of Lahore, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences (DOVS), Lahore




Philippines


Cebu Doctors' University
Centro Escolar University
Davao Doctors' College
Emilio Aguinaldo College
Lyceum-Northwestern University
Manila Central University
Mindanao Medical Foundation College
Southwestern University (Philippines)
LPU-St. Cabrini School of Health Sciences, Inc.
National University-Moa




Poland


Adam Mickiewicz University
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
University of Warsaw
Wrocław University of Technology
Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz




Portugal


University of Beira Interior
University of Minho
[Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências] https://www.iseclisboa.pt/index.php/pt/optometria
[ESCOLA PORTUGUESA DE ÓPTICA OCULAR - UPOOP] https://upoop.pt/wp/epoo/




Russia


The Helmholtz Research Institute for Eye Diseases
Saint Petersburg Medical Technical College [4]




Saudi Arabia


King Saud University, Riyadh - Doctor of Optometry (OD) and master's degree in Vision Science
Qassim University, Buraidah, Al-Qassim - Doctor of optometry (OD)




Singapore


Ngee Ann Polytechnic
In 2009 University of Manchester (UK) and Singapore Polytechnic set up a degree course in optometry within the premises of Singapore Polytechnic. The degree is not recognised by the General Optical Council (GOC) in the United Kingdom. This course has since been stopped due to staffing issues.

Singapore Polytechnic




South Africa


University of the Free State, Free State,
University of Johannesburg, Gauteng,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kwazulu Natal,
University of Limpopo, Limpopo,
4 Year bachelor's degrees including clinical optometry




Sri Lanka


School of Ophthalmic Technology, established in 1983 by the Ministry of Health at National Eye Hospital Colombo with the initiation of Dr. C E Parker III., honours the diploma in ophthalmic technology. However, a degree program does not exist. These ophthalmic technologists are trained for government hospitals.
Optometry courses are conducted by private institutes such as Sri Lanka Optometric Association, Eye Care Institute, and Vision Care Academy.
However, the government of Sri Lanka does not recognize optometry as a profession and has no regulations to date.




Sudan


Al-Neelain University - 5-year bachelor'sFaculty of optometry and visual sciences
Established in 1954 as institute of optometry in Khartoum eye hospital.
Joined ministry of Higher Education in 1986 as the High Institute of Optometry, and lastly was annexed to Alneelain University in 1997 when it was re- named to become Faculty of Optometry and Visual Sciences (FOVS).
Currently FOVS has the following programs:
1- BSc optometry in 5 years
2. BSc in ophthalmic technology in 4years.
3. BSc in optical dispensary in 4 years
2- Diploma in ophthalmic technology in 3 years.
3- Diploma in optical dispensary in 3 years.
FOVS also offers MSc and PhD degrees in optometry with sub- specialization in either binocular vision, contact lenses, ocular photography, neurology of vision, low vision, primary eye care and pediatric optometry
FOVS is the only of its kind in Sudan and is the first in Middle East and Africa .
In 2010, Alneelain University Eye Hospital was established as part of FOVS to expand training capacity and to serve community.
Ibnsina university 4-year bachelor'sFaculty of optometry and visual sciences
Makka eye college 4-year bachelor'sFaculty of optometry and visual sciences
University of Western Kordufan University 4-year bachelor's Faculty of optometry and visual sciences




Sweden


Karolinska Institutet - 3-year bachelor's degree in optometry and a one-year master program in clinical Optometry.
Linnaeus University, Kalmar - 3-year bachelor's degree in optometry




Switzerland


University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland - Institute of Optometry




Taiwan


There are currently seven universities offering a bachelor's degree in optometry and four educational institutions offering an associate degree in optometry:

Asia University
University of Kang Ning
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology
Dayeh University
Yuanpei University of Medical Technology
Chung Shan Medical University
Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management
Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management
Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management
Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management




Thailand


Naresuan University
Ramkhamhaeng University
Rangsit University
Thammasart University




Trinidad & Tobago


University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus




United Kingdom


There are 12 educational institutions in the United Kingdom offering degrees in optometry. Nine are located in England with one optometry school in each of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Additionally, in England, the Institute of Optometry offers a post-graduate professional doctorate (Doctor of Optometry degree) in partnership with London South Bank University. The Doctor of Optometry postgraduate degree is also offered at Aston University, Birmingham. The Aston Doctor of Optometry includes academic modules in independent pharmaceutical prescribing, alongside advanced optometry modules in glaucoma, retinal/macular disease, myopia and many others.




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Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
City, University of London
University of Aston, Birmingham
University of Bradford
University of Hertfordshire
University of Manchester
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
University of the West of England, Bristol
University of Huddersfield




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Cardiff University




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Glasgow Caledonian University




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University of Ulster, Coleraine campus




United States


Twenty-three American educational institutions offer the Doctor of Optometry degree.

AL: University of Alabama at Birmingham
AZ: Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry, Glendale
CA: Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
CA: University of California, Berkeley
CA: Western University of Health Sciences
FL: Nova Southeastern University
IL: Illinois College of Optometry
IL: Midwestern University Chicago College of Optometry, Downers Grove
IN: Indiana University
KY: University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Optometry
MA: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
MA: New England College of Optometry
MI: Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University
MO: University of Missouri at St. Louis
NY: State University of New York in New York City
OH: Ohio State University
OK: Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry
OR: Pacific University, Forest Grove
PA: Salus University, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
PR: Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry
TN: Southern College of Optometry
TX: University of Houston
TX: University of the Incarnate Word
UT: Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions




See also


List of medical schools
List of dental schools in the United States




References

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