The Education of Optometry in Pakistan

Ralf_Carsten_JannAllgemein 22. März 2020 2 Minutes

The School of Optometry in Pakistan is a five-year program. Seven institutes offer a degree in optometry, most of which are colleges of medicine. Practical training in hospitals and laboratories accounts for 60% of their training. Likewise,American Optometric Association (AOA), Pakistan has the Pakistan Optometric Association (POA). In Pakistan, the field of optimizing optometry is not as limited as in other countries, but optometry still lacks the visibility and recognition enjoyed by other medical fields in Pakistan.

Optometry! An emerging field of eye care is not only prescribing glasses or contact lenses, but also seeing. In developing countries like Pakistan, optometry and other health care professional are not well known to the community.

According to the World Council of Optometry (OMD), optometry is an independent health profession. Optometry in Pakistan is educated and regulated, and optometrists are the leading eye and eye health professionals who provide eye care and the delivery, detection / diagnosis and management of eye diseases, as well as the rehabilitation of disorders of the visual system. Optometrists are the leading health care specialists in eye care. They are trained to detect vision defects, ocular lesions, eye diseases or abnormalities.

Doctor of Optometry (OD) Course Details:

The doctorate in optometry is a degree program 5 years after the FSC (Intermediate).

Although the honors bachelor’s degree in science is an honors bachelor’s degree spans a period of 4 years. During this time, students study a specific set of subjects taught at conferences. laboratories and clinics. Subjects usually highlight the physiology and anatomy of the eye, which then leads to the practical application of knowledge.

The first years focus on theory to understand the optical procedure. In order to give students a complete detail, laboratory equipment and models are used.

On the other hand, as the course unfolds, students are taken to ophthalmic clinics to learn the material in a practical way.

Future Professionals in the Field of Doctor of Optometry (OD):

After graduation of four years, optometry and orthoptics specialists can get jobs in optical treatment centers. Students can acquire a well-paying job, which has several prospects for improvement and obtaining promotions.

The jobs offered are of two types: either students can join a hospital or a doctor, or they can start their own business after some experience. The main career of plausible specialists is to be able to prepare the necessary devices to solve optical problems.

Pakistan has several institutions exclusively designed for optical problems, such as the Shifa International Eye Hospital in Rawalpindi. These institutions have a wide reach for qualified students.

Scope of the Doctor of Optometry in Pakistan

Doctor of Optometry is a latest program in Pakistan. It is better than the B.Sc. in Optometry and Orthoptics, because after graduation in OD, you will be called doctor. It’s a good alternative to MBBS and BDS.

Doctor in Optometry (OD) can earn more money than just doctors or dentists because we still need a large number of qualified Optometry Doctors (OD).

You can earn money by locally manufacturing the following products because Pakistan spends a lot of money to import these products, which are also very expensive.

Some optometry doctors are manufacturing these products in Pakistan in a very limited quantity and their profit margin is incredible. As below

 Light ocular prosthesis

 Adjustable Omni-Fit Enucleation Implant

 PMMA reticulated prosthesis

 Conform calibrated Prostho-Guide

 Artificial eyes

 Cosmetic contact shells

 Evisceration balls

 Muscle implants

 conformers

 Congenital anophthalmia and microphthalmia

 Scleral shells

 Prosthesis of Exenteration