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About KD Institute Of Optometry

KD INSTITUTE OF OPTOMETRY, where we offer a comprehensive Bachelor of Optometry program to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to become a competent optometrist. With the government’s approval and affiliation with Gujarat University, our program ensures a high-quality education aligned with industry standards.

Optometry is a specialized heath care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. Optometrists are heath care professionals who typically provide comprehensive primary eye care.

Courses Offered

Duration :
The Bachelor of Optometry program is a 4-year course comprising 3 years of academic study and 1 year of compulsory internship. Gain practical experience and real-world exposure during the internship phase at KD Hospital, a core part of your learning experience.

Eligibility :
Candidate must have passed at the external evaluation in higher secondary examination under 10+2 education pattern or equivalent examination with physics, chemistry, biology and English. Eligible candidate should have completed the age of 17 years by 31st December of the year of his/her joining the college.

Skills You Will Acquire

  • Correction of refractive errors of the eye and prescription of glasses.
  • Detection of eye-related systemic and neurological diseases.
  • Designing and fitting contact lenses, aniseikonic lenses, and low vision aids.
  • Diagnosis and Orthoptic treatment of Oculomotor malfunctions such as heterophoria and strabismus.
  • Providing primary eye care in various settings such as in schools, colleges, urban slums, and rural areas, and in an industrial setting
  • Optometric counselling of patients with partial sight, colour blindness, and hereditary vision defects.
  • Evaluation of health status and pathological conditions of the eye and visual system and referral of patients to specialists at the appropriate stage.

Career Opportunities

  • Working as a consultant optometrist in leading eye hospitals and industries.
  • Becoming a Contact Lens consultant, Low vision specialist and pediatric Optometrist at a premiere hospital in an ophthalmic field
  • Working as an Optometrist in the retail sector with various eye care industries.
  • Running an optical shop.
  • Contributing to blindness prevention through eye screening and low vision services.
  • Pursuing a career in sports vision, public health, government service, or community health centres.
  • Providing clinical services to multinationals in India and overseas.
  • Pursuing higher study options like Fellowship, Master’s program in optometry, PhD. Programs and taking up teaching optometry as a career.

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