Doctor of Optometry
4 Years Full Time
CourseImg Medicine & Health Sciences USD 142400
Min. Qualification :
Master Degree
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Scholarship
Specializations
  • Medicine and Health Science
Fees Details
Year Name Fees Total
1st Year Tution Fee USD 35600 35600.0
2nd Year Tution Fee USD 35600 35600.0
3rd Year Tution Fee USD 35600 35600.0
4th Year Tution Fee USD 35600 35600.0
Required Documents
  • Passport Copy
  • CV
  • Statement Of Purpose
  • 10th Marklist
  • 12th Marklist/Equivalent
  • Degree Individual Marklists
  • Degree Consolidated Marklist
  • Degree Certificate/Provisional Certificate
  • Application Fee Receipt
  • Proof of IELTS Score
  • Proof of PTE Score
  • Proof of TOEFL Score
  • Proof of Duolingo Score
Admission
Starting Date Application Deadline Status
2022-09-01 00:00:00.000 2022-09-15 00:00:00.000 Active
Eligibility

Academics: 60% in 12th / 60% in Bachelors

 For Ph.d Programs :60% in masters
English : IELTS:7.0 Bands (For master's) ,6.5 Bands (For Bachelor's)
          PTE: minimum 58  (For Bachelor's), minimum  73  (for Master's)
          TOEFL: minimum 79  (For Bachelor's), minimum 90 (For Masters)
          Duolingo:minimum 105(for Bachelors), minimum 115 (for Masters)

Admission Process

Step 1: Submit Your Application with a non-refundable application fee of USD $200  at the tenagent Portal.

Step 2: Wait for Your Decision
we will provide an application status update within three weeks of receiving all of your required materials. If accepted, you will be notified via email.

Step 3: .After getting the I-20 , students can pay the fee and fee receipt can be found on TEN Portal  (Ten Agents). File will be submitted to the Embassy for the final Visa Process .

Step 4 : Prepare for Your Arrival
Make a visa interview appointment with the U.S. embassy or consulate in your country. After you obtain the visa, you should begin to make housing, travel, and health insurance arrangements.

Syllabus

 

Year I - Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 610 Clinical Anatomy (with lab)  4
OPT 630 Geometrical and Physical Optics (with lab) 5
OPT 650 Optometry Theory and Methods I  2
OPT 650L Optometry Theory and Methods I Lab   1
OPT 651 Optometry and Health Care     1
OPT 656 Histology and Embryology 3
OPT 721 Visual Development 2
TOTAL   18

Year I - Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 612 Ocular Biochemistry  2
OPT 631 Visual Optics (with lab)  4
OPT 652 Optometry Theory and Methods II 2
OPT 652L Optometry Theory and Methods II Lab   1
OPT 622 Visual Perception 3
OPT 613 Neuro Anatomy and Physiology   3
TOTAL   15

Year I - Summer

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 653 Optometry Theory and Methods III 2
OPT 653L Optometry Theory and Methods III Lab 1
OPT 711 Immunology and Microbiology 2
OPT 722 Oculomotor Function 2
OPT 632 Ophthalmic Optics I (w/lab) 4
OPT 710 Systemic Pharmacology   4
OPT 640 Systems Based Physiology  3
TOTAL   18

Year II - Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 712 Ocular Pharmacology 3
OPT 750 Anterior Segment Ocular Disease I     4
OPT 751 Optometry Theory and Methods IV 2
OPT 751L Optometry Theory and Methods IV Lab 1
OPT 756 Foundations of Binocular Vision  2
OPT 770C Primary Care Clinic I 1
OPT 766 Pathophysiology  3
OPT 732 Ophthalmic Optics II (w/lab)  3
TOTAL   19

Year II - Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 757 Clinical Binocular Vision 4
OPT 854 Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease 2
OPT 854 Introduction to Practice Management 2
OPT 753 Posterior Segment Ocular Disease I 4
OPT 771C Primary Care Clinic II 1
OPT 853 Optometry Theory and Methods V  2
OPT 853L Optometry Theory and Methods V Lab   1
TOTAL   16

Year II - Summer

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 759 Anterior Segment Ocular Disease II 1
OPT 752 Contact Lens I (with lab) 4
OPT 851 Glaucoma I 2
OPT 852 Vision Therapy (with lab) 3
OPT 758 Neuro Optometry  2
OPT 772C Primary Care Clinic III  2
TOTAL   14

Year III - Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 754 Low Vision and Geriatrics (w/lab) 3
OPT 855 Contact Lens II 1
OPT 857 Posterior Segment Ocular Disease II 1
OPT 859 Glaucoma II 1
OPT 755 Pediatrics (with lab) 3
OPT 870C Primary and Specialty Care Optometry I 3
TOTAL   12

Year III - Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 853 Optometry Theory and Methods V 2
OPT 853L Optometry Theory and Methods V Lab 1
OPT 691 Optometry and Public Health 1
OPT 741 Practice and Business Management 2
OPT 879C Primary and Specialty Care Optometry II 3
OPT 860 Research and Statistical Methods  1
OPT 845 Applied Optometric Theory  2
OPT 840 Special Populations and Topics  2
OPT 830 Professional Ethics  1
TOTAL   15

Year III - Summer
Year IV - Spring/Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
OPT 951 Online Clinical Seminar 3
OPT 971 Externship Rotation I 16
OPT 972 Externship Rotation II 16
OPT 973 Externship Rotation III 16

Description

As an optometrist, you have the power to help patients improve their vision and see the world through a brighter lens. This innovative program helps you provide comprehensive eye care and promote healthy vision to patients of all ages in diverse settings. Through cutting-edge instructional technologies in both classroom and clinical environments, you will learn how to diagnose and manage a wide range of ocular and systemic conditions.

 

In this four-year, full-time program, you will begin seeing patients in the first year and progressively increase your time in clinic for four straight years, including summers. Our expert and dedicated faculty will work with you individually as you engage in more challenging and frequent patient exposure. You will graduate with the requisite skills, experience, and confidence to practice and advance as a professional optometrist in a wide variety of clinical settings.

Gain Hands-on Experience

The fourth year of the program is exclusively clinical, and is designed to expose students to a variety of patient care experiences, as well as to provide a platform in which to explore specialty opportunities.

Our external clinical affiliations are located in over 30 states, from Maine to Alaska, and include a variety of settings, including community health centers, hospitals, military bases, multidisciplinary practices, and private practices. Consisting of three, 16-week rotations, the fourth year is designed to expose students to a multitude of patient care experiences, as well as to provide a platform in which to explore specialty opportunities.

Visa

Passport Size Photograph ,Passport copy
All academics documents 10th, 12th ,Bachelor’s marksheets(for master’s)
Bank Documents (Bank statement, Bank Certificate ), Affidavit of Support
1-LOR(Mandatory) for bachelors , At least 3-4 LOR For Masters
Work Experience letter (graduates)
60% in graduation for Masters .
CV, Affidavit of Support
Health insurance.
Statement of Purpose(SOP)
Offer Letter(i20)
Application fee: 35 USD for undergraduates and 60 USD for graduates
Show Funds:30-35 Lacs.

Sevis Fee:360USD(This is to be paid through Credit Card only).
Embassy fee:160USD(Paid through Axis Bank)

Doctor of Optometry
  • Boston, United States
  • Private
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