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World Council
of Optometry (WCO)
The Indian Optometric Association
Optometric Education and Training programme in India
Elite School of Optometry, Chennai
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, School of Optometry, Pune
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,(AIIMS), New Delhi
Municipal Eye Hospital School of Optometry and SNDT University
dept. of Ophthalmic techniques, Mumbai.
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World
Council of Optometry (WCO)
World Council of
Optometry (WCO) is a nonprofit, worldwide organization. According to
WCO, optometry is a healthcare profession that is autonomous, educated
and regulated. Optometrists are primary health care practitioners who
provide comprehensive eye and vision care, which includes refraction and
dispensing, detection/diagnosis and management of disease of the eye,
and the rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system.
World Council of
Optometry realises that the profession of optometry is defined and practiced
differently in the individual countries. It recognizes those titles and
activities of the optometric profession, which are customarily used in
each member country.
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Indian Optometric Association
The Indian Optometric
Association is a registered body under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration
Act, 1978, with the "The Registrar of Societies", Madras Central ,Chennai
-600018.The registered office address of Indian Optometric Association
is with Mr.Dinesh Shah, Savera Opticians, No.7 Rosy Tower, Nungambakkam
High Road, Chennai (Madras) - 600034.
Indian Optometric
Association is registered with World Council of Optometry.
All international
correspondence is done at the permanent secretariat at Pune with one Executive
Member in charge of the office. Its address - Mr. Amod S. Gogate, Executive
Member,375,Narayan Path, Gogate Opticians, Laxmi Road, Pune, India -411
030.
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Optometric
Education and Training programme in India
In 1962 at Aligarh,
Sitapur & Delhi, the first course in optometry was started , all being
attached to medical colleges. Following the Aligarh school of Optometry,
seven more schools were established in various parts of the country, associated
with medical colleges. They conduct a 2 year diploma course in optometry.
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Elite
School of Optometry, Chennai
In 1985, Elite School
of Optometry, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai started the first four year
degree course as "Baccalaureate in Optometry". It was started under the
guidance and with the assistance of the Berkeley School of Optometry,
California, U.S.A., who helped in forming its syllabus.
Since 1994, the teaching
program in optometry at the Elite school has been accepted as a degree
course by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
and is now termed as Bachelor in Science (Optometry). It is an off-campus
program of BITS in collaboration with the Elite School of Optometry, Sankara
Nethralaya, Chennai. Every year 20 students are admitted after an entrance
exam and an interview.
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Bharati
Vidyapeeth Deemed University, School of Optometry, Pune :
In 1998, under the
able guidance of Mr.Amod Gogate the BVPDU, Pune started its four year
course in optometry. Those having completed Diploma in Optometry from
other recognized Institutes join the third year and after completing their
internship can also receive the Bachelor in Optometry. About 20 students
are admitted to the first year after an entrance exam and an interview.
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All
India Institute of Medical Sciences,(AIIMS), New Delhi.
In 1978, at the All
India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), New Delhi, the diploma courses
in optometry and orthoptics were combined and upgraded to a three year
degree course as Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Ophthalmic techniques.
Upto 12 students are enrolled each year, after an all India entrance exam
and an interview.
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Municipal
Eye Hospital School of Optometry and SNDT University dept. of Ophthalmic
techniques, Mumbai.
There are two schools
in the Mumbai city at present the SNDT University admits about 25 girls
in Ophthalmic Techniques after the X standard. Other course is of two
years of teaching and one year of internship at the Municipal Eye Hospital,
Nagpada, Mumbai. The admission level is standard XII (Science). A total
of 12 students are admitted every year and till date there are only about
100 optometrists certified by the school.
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