Introduction of the Sector
Health Care comprising of hospitals, medical devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical tourism, health insurance and medical equipment has become one of India’s largest sectors – both in terms of revenue and employment. With increased awareness about health, domestic healthcare, medical tourism and health insurance markets are gaining momentum, offering opportunities for trained personnel.
Programme Introduction
B.Voc. (Optometry) is a degree course in the advanced study of the clinical skills involved in professionally measuring eyesight, prescribing corrective lenses and detecting eye diseases. In this course candidates specialize in the area of Sports Vision, Low Vision Aids, Contact Lens, Paediatric Optometry, Orthotics, Behavioural Optometry etc. It is the primary health care providers for the treatment and management of the Refractive Disorders and Information Processing. It is career promising in nature and provide many job opportunities for the candidates after its successful completion.
Career Prospects / Job Role
- Successful graduates of the course get employment across both private and government sectors, in areas such as Eye Clinics, Optician Showrooms, Contact Lens and Ophthalmic Lens Industry, Inhospital OPD Settings of Ophthalmology Department etc.
Knowledge Provider for Skill Training
- Apex Kidney care, IQRA Hospital, Shivam Diagnostics, Fortis Hospital, St George Hospital, Shanti Hospital and Lenskart
Semester-wise Listing of Courses
SEM I
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| GE 1.1 | Social and Emotional Learning | 2 |
| GE 1.2 | Computing Skills and Digital Literacy | 2 |
| BOP 1.1 | General Anatomy | 3 |
| BOP 1.2 | General Physiology | 3 |
| BOP 1.3 | General Biochemistry | 2 |
| BOP 1.4 | Physical Optics | 3 |
| BOP 1.5 | Introduction to Optometry# | 2# |
| BOP 1.6 | Nutrition# | 1# |
| BOP-ST-1 | Skill Training/Optometric Clinics-I | 12 |
SEM II
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| GE 2.1 | Fundamentals of AI and Cybersecurity | 2 |
| GE 2.2 | Functional English and Communication Skills | 2 |
| BOP 2.1 | Ocular and related Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| BOP 2.2 | Ocular and related Neurophysiology | 3 |
| BOP 2.3 | Ocular Biochemistry | 3 |
| BOP 2.4 | Mathematics and Geometrical Optics-I | 3 |
| BOP- ST-2 | Skill Training/Optometric Clinics - II | 12 |
SEM III
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| GE 3.1 | Financial Literacy | 2 |
| GE 3.2 | Basics of Legal and HR Policies | 2 |
| BOP 3.1 | General and Ocular Microbiology | 3 |
| BOP 3.2 | General and Ocular Pharmacology | 6 |
| BOP 3.3 | Geometrical Optics -II | 3 |
| BOP 3.4 | Indian Medicine and Telemedicine# | 2# |
| BOP- ST-3 | Skill Training / Optometric Clinics -III | 12 |
SEM IV
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| GE 4.1 | Design Thinking | 2 |
| GE 4.2 | Organization Behaviour | 2 |
| BOP 4.1 | General Pathology | 2 |
| BOP 4.2 | Clinical Examination of Visual System | 1 |
| BOP 4.3 | Visual Optics | 6 |
| BOP 4.4 | Ocular Disease –I | 3 |
| BOP 4.5 | Behavioural Health Psychology# | 1# |
| BOP 4.6 | Introduction to Quality and Patient safety# | 1# |
| BOP-ST-4 | Skill Training/Optometric Clinics -IV | 12 |
SEM V
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| GE 5.1 | Health and Wellness | 2 |
| GE 5.2 | Environmental Studies | 2 |
| BOP 5.1 | Optometric Instruments | 3 |
| BOP 5.2 | Optometric Optics | 3 |
| BOP 5.3 | Ocular Disease –II | 3 |
| BOP 5.4 | Innovation and Technology# | 1# |
| BOP 5.5 | Clinical Optometry V | 2 |
| BMLS- ST-5 | Skill Training / Optometric Clinics -V | 12 |
SEM VI
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| GE 6.1 | Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| GE 6.2 | Employment Readiness | 2 |
| BOP 6.1 | Contact lens –I | 2 |
| BOP 6.2 | Systemic Disease | 2 |
| BOP 6.3 | Dispensing Optics | 2 |
| BOP 6.4 | Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Anterior Segment Diseases | 4 |
| BOP 6.5 | Optometry and Multidisciplinary aspects of Health# | 1# |
| BOP 6.6 | Research Methodology and Biostatistics# | 2# |
| BOP 6.7 | Clinical Optometry VI | 2 |
| BOP-ST-6 | Skill Training / Optometric Clinics -VI | 12 |
SEM VII
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| BOP 7.1 | Contact lens –II | 2 |
| BOP 7.2 | Binocular Vision I | 2 |
| BOP 7.3 | Diagnostics and Therapeutics of Posterior Segment Diseases | 4 |
| BOP 7.4 | Geriatric Optometry | 3 |
| BOP 7.5 | Paediatric Optometry | |
| BOP 7.6 | Law and Professional Ethics-Optometry. # | 3 |
| BOP 7.7 | Community Eye Health# | 1# |
| BOP 7.8 | Skill Training / Optometric Clinics -VII and Research Project-1 | NC |
| BOP-ST-6 | Skill Training / Optometric Clinics -VII and Research Project-1 | 2 |
SEM VIII
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| BOP 8.1 | Binocular Vision II | 2 |
| BOP 8.2 | Occupational optometry | 2 |
| BOP 8.3 | Public Health & Epidemiology | 2 |
| BOP 8.4 | Low Vision care and Rehabilitation | 2 |
| BOP 8.5 | Visual Perception and Psychophysics | 2 |
| BOP 8.6 | Practice Management | 2 |
| BOP 8.7 | Community Eye Health and Tele-optometry# | 1# |
| BOP 8.8 | Data Science for Healthcare# | 1# |
| BOP 8.9 | Clinical Optometry VIII | 2 |
| BOP- STRP-8 | Skill Training / Optometric Clinics-VIII and Research Project-II | 12 |
SEM IX
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| BOP 9.1 | Case Discussion | 3 |
| BOP 9.2 | Internship-I | 25 |
SEM X
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| BOP 10.1 | Case Discussion | 3 |
| BOP 10.2 | Internship-II | 25 |
