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Optometry training: The science of optics

More and more people are suffering from visual impairments that partially or even radically restrict their lives. It is not only older people who have to struggle with these problems; children, adolescents and adults of all ages are also affected by a wide variety of visual disorders and deformities. In optometry, these eye malpositions are detected and treated in the same way as long-sightedness and short-sightedness in order to provide the best possible vision.

Specialists are involved in measuring, analyzing and correcting errors in the optical system, fitting and creating contact lenses and spectacle lenses and providing basic care for people with visual impairments. As these tasks require in-depth training, it is necessary to complete a course of study in optometry that qualifies you to work as an optometrist.

You can find out which schools offer a bachelor's degree in optometry here on Training-Further Education. We will also tell you what further training is available in this field and how you can continue your education. Simply look for one or more schools that offer training or further education in optometry and ask them for further information on the content, structure and requirements of the individual training courses.

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The Bachelor's degree program in Optometry is exclusively full-time and therefore cannot be completed part-time.

The Bachelor's degree program concludes with the "Bachelor of Science (UAS) in Optometry", which is also accredited by the European Council of Optometry and Optic ECOO and therefore also earns graduates the European Diploma.

After completing a Bachelor's degree in optometry, graduates have the necessary qualifications to become self-employed as an optometrist and set up their own business. Employment as a team member in an ophthalmologist's practice, an eye clinic or in an industrial company is also possible, as is a leading position in the management of a company or chain, such as McOptic, Fielmann, Visilab, Koch-Optik and others.

If you have a technical Federal Vocational Baccalaureate, you do not need any further professional experience to be admitted to the Bachelor's degree program in Optometry. The same applies to a completed CHE degree.

Within six semesters, optometry students are immediately trained in both theory and practice. They learn the basics of optometry, anatomy, pathology and physiology, which also includes lens technology, biostatistics, chemistry, biochemistry, contact lens fitting, binocular vision, low vision, optometric eye examination and pediatric optometry. In addition, there are specialist supplements with three or more modules as well as contextual further training with subjects such as English, business administration, law and ethics, argumentation and rhetoric or writing practice. Practical projects and internships are also included in the Bachelor's degree program in Optometry, as well as other freely selectable modules. For detailed information on the course content, please contact the Universities directly using the contact form.

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