The following list of optometry schools covers many countries, although the list is not exhaustive. Internationally,

optometry Optometry is a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. Optometrists are health care professionals who typically provide comprehensive primary eye care. In the Un ...

as a profession includes different levels of education. The institutions listed below provide academic and professional education and clinical training that ranges from Doctor of Optometry degree level to other

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s in optometry and also non-degree level education leading to a diploma or other qualifications in optometry. In many countries the role of optometry is statutorily defined, practice is regulated and there is uniformity in professional education and clinical training and the scope of practice is consistent with the definition of optometry as a profession. In such countries the nomenclature of terminal qualification may be reviewed as and when necessary. In Australia, for example, Doctor of Optometry (OD) is now established at University of Melbourne (first intake 2011) and OD is described as "an internationally recognised qualification and the gold standard for optometry education."

Australia

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. Its main campuses are in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, ...

- Bachelor of Vision Science, Master of Optometry *

Flinders University Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator M ...

Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science), Master of Optometry *

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The unive ...

- BAppSc (Optom) - replaced with Bachelor of Vision Science / Master of Optometry from February 2009 *

University of Canberra The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is within walking distance of Westfield Belconnen, and from Canberra's Civic Centre. U ...

Bachelor of Vision Science
Master of Optometry *

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb ...

- OD *

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...

- Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Clinical Optometry

Bangladesh

* 4 Years Bachelor of Science in Optometry (B. Optom) course in Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Chittagong Medical University since 2010 www.icoedu.org

Brazil

* Universidade do Contestado, as a partner of

Fundación Universitaria San Martín The Fundación Universitaria San Martín (FUSM) is a Colombian private university with headquarters in Bogotá and extension offices throughout the country. In 1981, the San Martin University Foundation was founded by Mariano A. Alvear Sofán, ...

, of

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

Bulgaria

* Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Canada

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte- ...

, Québec * University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science, Ontario

Colombia

* Fundación Universitaria del Area Andina, Pereira and Bogotá *

, Bogotá *

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, Bogotá *

Universidad de La Salle Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

, Bogotá - Master in Vision Science * Universidad del Bosque, Bogotá *

Universidad Metropolitana The Metropolitan University ( es, Universidad Metropolitana) (Unimet) is a Venezuelan university founded in 1970 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Eugenio Mendoza Goiticoa in the terrains donated by the businessman Pius Schlageter, father of ...

, Barranquilla *

Universidad Santo Tomás Saint Thomas University ( es, Universidad Santo Tomás) is a Roman Catholic university located in Bogotá, Colombia. It is the oldest Colombian university, founded in 1580 by the Dominican Order. It has campuses in Bucaramanga, Tunja, Medell ...

, Bucaramanga

Czech Republic

Czech Technical University Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, cs, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe. I ...

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Masaryk University Masaryk University (MU) ( cs, Masarykova univerzita; la, Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the se ...

Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

* Palacký University,

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on t ...

Oman

* 4 Years Degree Program in Optometry (B. Optom)

university of Buraimi The University of Buraimi (UOB) ( ar, جامعة البريمي) is a private university in the Al Buraimi Governorate in the Northern part of Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُم ...

Ecuador

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on ...

El Salvador

Universidad de El Salvador The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador (UES) is the oldest and the most prominent university institution in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria, is located ...

San Salvador San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital it ...

- Licenciado en Optometría

France

* Institut des Sciences de la Vision,

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Institut d'optique Graduate School The Institut d'optique Graduate School ("Institute of optics"), nicknamed SupOptique or IOGS, is one of the most prestigious French Grandes Ecoles and the leading French '' grande école'' in the field of Optics and its industrial and scientific ...

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- ISO *

Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne ...

Orsay Orsay () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. A fortified location of the Chevreuse valley since the 8th centur ...

Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

- Doctor of Optometry *

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (O ...

- Doctor of Optometry

Greece

Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Department of Optics and Optometry

Hong Kong

* The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hungary

Semmelweis University, Faculty of Health Sciences - Optometry within Medical Diagnostic Analysis Bsc

India

At present there are more than fifty schools of optometry in India. In 1958, two schools of optometry were established, one at Gandhi Eye Hospital, Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and the other at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, under the second five-year plan by Director General of Health Services of Government of India. These schools offered diplomas in optometry courses of two years duration validated by state medical faculties. Subsequently, four more schools were opened across India at Sitapur Eye Hospital, Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh, Chennai (formerly Madras) in Tamil Nadu, Bengalooru (formerly Bangalore) in Karnataka, Al Salama College of Optometry, Perinthalmana, Malappuram and Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (Govt medical college), Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) in Kerala. The Elite School of Optometry (ESO) was established in 1985 at Chennai and was the first to offer a four-year degree course. This was followed by All India institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and in Kerala Al Salama College of Optometry, Perinthalmana, Malappuram is the first private colleges to offer a bachelor's degree in optometry, Started in 2005, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (Govt Medical college), Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) is the first government colleges to offer a bachelor's degree in optometry in 2010; were considered as the best in excellence from Govt. of India. The following list includes educational institutions offering four year degree courses, two or three year diploma courses and also non-degree courses. Post-graduate education in optometry is also offered in India leading to M.Optom, M.Phil., M.Sc. and Ph.D. by several universities. * Al Salama College of Optometry - Perinthalmanna, Calicut and Kannur, Kerala * All India Institute of Optometrical Sciences (Academic Wing of Indian Optical Institute and Refraction Hospital Trust), Kolkata, West Bengal * IIMT University Meerut, India * Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana * Al Salama College of Optometry & Health Science- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu * Advanced College of Optometry & Health Sciences, Sanpada,Navi Mumbai * Bareilly Institute of ParaMedical Sciences & S.S. Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh * Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh * Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu * Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Medical College, School of Optometry, Pune, Maharashtra. * Rayhan Eye hospital and Institute of Optometry, Edappal, Triprayar, Kondotty and Tirur, Kerala * Bharatimaiya College of Optometry, Surat, Gujrat * Dr. Anand College of Optometry and Vision Science, Salem, Tamil Nadu * Dr. DY Patil Institute of Optometry & Visual Science (Deemed) University Maharashtra * Dr. N.T.R. University Of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh * Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * FAHS (Faculties of Allied Health Sciences Pondicherry), Vinayaka Missions University Tamil Nadu * Govt. Medical college Kozhikode * George college of management and science * Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh * IGNOU (Central University), Delhi * ITM Institute of Health Science, (Deemed) University, Mumbai, Maharastra * Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal * Jamia Hamdard (Deemed) University, Delhi * Jankalyan Eye Hospital Educational and research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh * J.R.N. Rajasthan vidyapeeth (Deemed) University, Rajasthan * Kalyani University, Kolkata, West Bengal * Kerala University of Health and Allied sciences. * Laxmi College of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra * Lotus College of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra * Madurai Kamraj University, Tamil Nadu * Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka * Martin Luther King University, Shillog, Meghalaya * Municipal Eye Hospital, School of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra * Nagar school of Optometry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat * Netaji Subhash Institute of Optometry, Mumbai * Netrajyothi college of Health Science (Optometry), Bangalore, Karnataka * NIMS University, Rajasthan * NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal * Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata, West Bengal *

Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram The Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Thiruvananthapuram is the highest government level referral hospital in the field of ophthalmology in Kerala state. As of 2021, it is the only Regional Institute of Ophthalmology in Kerala. The hospital is ...

, Kerala * RGUHS, Karnataka * Sankara College of Optometry, Bangalore, Karnataka * Sankara College of Optometry, Ludhiana, Punjab * Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh * Shri Ganpati Netralaya College of Optometry, Jalna, Maharastra * Dr. Agarwals Institute of Optometry (a unit of Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital), Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Shri Rajaram Memorial Eye Hospital, Optometry research & Training Institute, Banda, Uttar Pradesh * Shri Vaishnav Poloticnic College Indore, Madhya Pradesh * Sri Ramchandra University, Porur, Tamil Nadu * Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Science, Assam * SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Susruta School of Optometry & Visual Sciences, Cochin, Kerala * The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura * School of Medical sciences, University of Hyderabad, Telangana. * University of Mumbai, Maharashtra * Uttrakhand University, Uttrakhand * Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu * Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Salem, Tamil Nadu * Veer Narmad South Gujrat University, Surat, Gujrat * Vidyasagar College of Optometry and Vision Science, Kolkata, West Bengal * West Bengal University of technology, Kolkata, West Bengal * Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nasik, Maharashtra

Iran

Iran University of Medical Sciences Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) ( fa, دانشگاه علوم پزشکی و خدمات بهداشتی درمانی ایران, ''Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye vâ Xedâmat-e Behedashti-ye Dârmani-ye Iran'') is a high ranked medical u ...

, Tehran * Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad * Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran * Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan

Ireland

Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological U ...

, Dublin - BSc in Optometry

Israel

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academi ...

* Hadassah College

Italy

Currently there are seven state universities (in Milano, Padova, Lecce, Roma, Firenze, Napoli, and Torino) offering three-year university degrees in optics and optometry (Ottica e Optometria), formally a kind of a physics degree. *

University of Florence The University of Florence (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The first universi ...

* University of Milano-Bicocca *

University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from ...

, Italy *

University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...

* University of Roma Tre *

University of Salento The University of Salento ( it, Università del Salento, called until 2007 ''Università degli Studi di Lecce'') is a university located in Lecce, Italy. It was founded in 1955 by Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli. The university of Salento commenced act ...

University of Turin The University of Turin (Italian language, Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Torino'', UNITO) is a public university, public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region of Italy. It is one of the List ...

Optometry education in Italy starts in 1969-70. Some post-secondary non-university courses are currently active (2020). Their program can be accessed only by licensed opticians. Some of the more appreciated schools are:
IRSOO, Vinci, Florence

IBZ, Bologna

Latvia

University of Latvia University of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Universitāte, shortened ''LU'') is a state-run university located in Riga, Latvia established in 1919. The ''QS World University Rankings'' places the university between 801st and 1000th globally, seventh ...

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the ...

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- bachelor's and master's degrees

Lebanon

American University of Science and Technology The American University of Science and Technology (AUST) (french: link=no, Université américaine de sciences et technologie; ar, link=no, الجامعة الأميركية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا) is a private, non-sectarian, and ...

Lebanese University The Lebanese University (LU) (, ) is the only public university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is ranked #701–750 worldwide in terms of education. The creation of the Lebanese University was an idea first mentioned in the speech of the former Minist ...

, Faculty of Public Health * Institut Technique Industriel Supérieur * Modern University for Business and Science

Malaysia

International Islamic University Malaysia The International Islamic University Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي اسلام انتارابڠسا مليسيا; ar, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا), als ...

* International University College of Technology Twintech *

Management & Science University Management & Science University (abbreviated as MSU Malaysia or simply MSU) is a private university in Malaysia located in Shah Alam, Selangor. The university was founded in 2001 as University College of Technology & Management Malaysia before ...

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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malays ...

Universiti Teknologi MARA The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to help rural Mala ...

* UCSI University

Mexico

* National Polytechnic Institute, Unidad Santo Tomas and Unidad Milpa Alta *

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

* Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes - Mestría en Ciencias Biomédicas Area de Optometria * Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez * Universidad Xochicalco, Campus Ensenada and Campus Tijuana

Nepal

Tribhuwan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

, B.P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Maharajgunj Medical Campus - four-year bachelor's degree program only, with no post-graduate programs available * National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) Bir Hospital has launched "Bachelor in Optometry and Vision Science" program in 2018. It is a four years program and the total quota for the enrollment is 40 only.

The Netherlands

* University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

New Zealand

School of Optometry and Vision Science
- BOptom *

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

Nigeria

There are seven schools offering the O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) degree. *

Abia State University Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) is a Nigerian public university. It is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern rese ...

Uturu, Abia State - also offers MSc and PhD programmes in Clinical Optometry in combination with FNCO * Bayero University, Kano, Kano State *

Federal University of Technology Owerri The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West, the capital of Imo State, Nigeria. The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo, Umuchima, Ihiagwa and Obinze. It is the premier ...

Imo State University The Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October, 1981. After th ...

, Owerri, Imo State * Madonna University Okija, Anambra State * University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin-City, Edo State, Nigeria - also offers MSc programmes in vision science * University of Ilorin, Kwara State.

Norway

* Buskerud University College

Pakistan

* College of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision science, KEMU, Lahore * Fatima Memorial College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore * Isra School of Optometry, Isra University, Karachi * University of Lahore, Islamabad Campus, Islamabad * Superior University Lahore * Munawar Memorial Hospital & College of Optometry, Chakwal * Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Peshawar * Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi * Pakistan Institute of Rehabilitation Science, (PIRS) ISRA University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad * Basheer Institute of Medical Sciences, Bara Khau, Islamabad * Pef University College, Peshawar * Rashid Latif Medical College * Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi * The University of Faisalabad * University of Lahore, Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences (DOVS), Lahore

Philippines

* Cebu Doctors' University *

Centro Escolar University Centro Escolar University ( tl, Pamantasang Centro Escolar) also referred to by its acronym CEU is a private non-sectarian higher education institution in San Miguel Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1907 by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Lu ...

* Davao Doctors' College *

Emilio Aguinaldo College Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) is a private, non-sectarian institute of education located in Manila, Philippines. It runs under the management of the Yaman Lahi Foundation Incorporated.. The school is a current member of National Collegiate Athle ...

Lyceum-Northwestern University Lyceum-Northwestern University (L-NU) is a medical college located in Dagupan City, Philippines founded by Dr. Francisco Quimson Duque and Mrs. Florencia Tiongson Duque in 1969. Lyceum-Northwestern University though bearing the name Lyceu ...

Manila Central University The Manila Central University also referred to by its acronym MCU, and formerly named as the ''Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila'') is a private, non-sectarian, stock basic and higher education institution located on EDSA, Caloocan, Ph ...

* Mindanao Medical Foundation College *

Southwestern University (Philippines) The Southwestern University, officially the Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA), is a private university in Cebu City, Philippines. Founded and opened in the summer of 1946 by two pharmacists, SWU originally started as Southwestern Coll ...

* LPU-St. Cabrini School of Health Sciences, Inc. * National University-Moa

Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

* Poznan University of Medical Sciences *

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

Wrocław University of Technology Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

* Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz

Portugal

* University of Beira Interior *

University of Minho The University of Minho (''Universidade do Minho'') is a public university in Portugal, divided into the following campuses: * Largo do Paço (rectorate), in Braga * Campus of Gualtar, in Braga * Convento dos Congregados, in Braga * Campus of A ...

* nstituto Superior de Educação e Ciênciashttps://www.iseclisboa.pt/index.php/pt/optometria * SCOLA PORTUGUESA DE ÓPTICA OCULAR - UPOOPhttps://upoop.pt/wp/epoo/

Russia

* The Helmholtz Research Institute for Eye Diseases * Saint Petersburg Medical Technical Colleg

Saudi Arabia

* King Saud University, Riyadh - Doctor of Optometry (OD) and master's degree in Vision Science * Qassim University, Buraidah, Al-Qassim - Doctor of optometry (OD)

Singapore

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963, the polytechnic is renowned for its business programmes. History Ngee An ...

In 2009 University of Manchester (UK) and Singapore Polytechnic set up a degree course in optometry within the premises of Singapore Polytechnic. The degree is not recognised by the General Optical Council (GOC) in the United Kingdom. This course has since been stopped due to staffing issues. * Singapore Polytechnic

South Africa

University of the Free State The University of the Free State is a multi-campus public university in Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State (province), Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It was first established as an institution of higher learning in ...

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University of Johannesburg The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the ...

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

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University of KwaZulu-Natal The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University of Durban-Westvill ...

Kwazulu Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...

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University of Limpopo The University of Limpopo is a university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa (MEDUNSA). These previous institutions form ...

Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature ...

, 4 Year bachelor's degrees including clinical optometry

Sri Lanka

School of Ophthalmic Technology, established in 1983 by the ministry of health at National Eye Hospital Colombo with the initiation of Dr. C E Parker III., honours the diploma in ophthalmic technology. However, a degree programme does not exist. These ophthalmic technologists are trained for the purpose of government hospitals. The course is also undergone by other SAARC countries: Nepal, Maldives and Pakistan. Optometry courses are conducted by private institutes such as Eye Care Institutes, Sri Lanka optometric association and vision care academy to provide diploma program However, the government of Sri Lanka does not recognize optometry as a profession and has no regulations to date.

Sudan

* Al-Neelain University - 5-year bachelor'sFaculty of optometry and visual sciences Established in 1954 as institute of optometry in Khartoum eye hospital. Joined ministry of Higher Education in 1986 as the High Institute of Optometry, and lastly was annexed to Alneelain University in 1997 when it was re- named to become Faculty of Optometry and Visual Sciences (FOVS). Currently FOVS has the following programs: 1- BSc optometry in 5 years with sub- specialization in either orthoptics, contact lenses, ocular photography or ocular neurology. 2- Diploma in ophthalmic technology in 3 years. 3- Diploma in optical dispensary in 3 years. FOVS also offers MSc and PhD degrees in Optometry. FOVS is the only of its kind in Sudan and is the first in Middle East and Africa . In 2010, Alneelain University Eye Hospital was established as part of FOVS to expand training capacity and to serve community.

Sweden

Karolinska Institutet The Karolinska Institute (KI; sv, Karolinska Institutet; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden. The Karolinska Institute is consist ...

- 3-year bachelor's degree in optometry and a one-year master program in clinical Optometry. *

Linnaeus University Linnaeus University (LNU) ( sv, Linnéuniversitetet) is a state university in the Swedish historical province (''landskap'') Småland, with two campuses located in Växjö and Kalmar respectively. Linnaeus University was established in 2010 b ...

, Kalmar - 3-year bachelor's degree in optometry

Switzerland

* University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland - Institute of Optometr

(To practice Optometry in Switzerland required an approval from regulatory board) * Swiss American International Academy - Geneva, Switzerland (To practice Optometry in Switzerland required an approval from regulatory board)

Taiwan

There are currently seven universities offering a bachelor's degree in optometry and four educational institutions offering an associate degree in optometry: * Asia University (Taiwan), Asia University *

University of Kang Ning University of Kang Ning (UKN; ) is a private university located in Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan. History The university was established in 2011. In 2018, Kang-Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management was merged into the university. ...

* Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology * Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology *

Dayeh University Dayeh University (DYU; ) is a private university in Dacun Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, and accredited by ACCSB. History The school was established in 1990 as Dayeh Institute of Technology by Song Gen Yeh who wanted to establish the firs ...

Yuanpei University of Medical Technology Yuanpei University of Medical Technology (YUMT; ) is a private university in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The university was originally established on 8 November 1964 as Yuanpei Institute of Medical Technology after it was ...

* Chung Shan Medical University * Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management *

Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management (HSC; ) is a private junior college in Longtan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. As a junior college approved by Ministry of Education, it offers two-year curriculum for vocational high school gr ...

* Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management * Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management

Thailand

Naresuan University Naresuan University (NU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร, ) is a government university in Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand. It was established as a separate university on 29 July 1990, the 400th anniversary of t ...

Ramkhamhaeng University Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) ( th, มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง) is Thailand's largest public university. It was named in honour of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great of Sukhothai. The university provides an effective and ...

* Rangsit University *

Thammasart University Thammasat University ( Abrv: TU th, มธ.; th, มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์, , ) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan area of Phra Nakhon District near the Grand Palac ...

Trinidad & Tobago

* University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus

United Kingdom

There are 12 educational institutions in the United Kingdom offering degrees in optometry. Nine are located in England with one optometry school in each of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Additionally, in England, the

Institute of Optometry The Institute of Optometry is a centre for optometry, based in south London, England. It was established in 1922 as the London Refraction Hospital. History London Refraction Hospital The London Refraction Hospital (LRH) was formed in October 192 ...

offers a post-graduate professional doctorate (Doctor of Optometry degree) in partnership with

London South Bank University London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough ...

. The Doctor of Optometry postgraduate degree is also offered at Aston University, Birmingham. The Aston Doctor of Optometry includes academic modules in independent pharmaceutical prescribing, alongside advanced optometry modules in glaucoma, retinal/macular disease, myopia and many others.

England

Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins are in the Cambridge School of Art, founded by William John Beamont in 1858. It became a university in 1992, and was renamed after John Ruskin in ...

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

City, University of London City, University of London, is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, and a member institution of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute, and became a university when The City Univ ...

University of Aston Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston''. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

University of Bradford The University of Bradford is a public research university located in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. A plate glass university, it received its royal charter in 1966, making it the 40th university to be created in Britain, but ...

University of Hertfordshire The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The university is based largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its antecedent institution, Hatfield Technical College, was founded in 1948 and was ident ...

University of Manchester The University of Manchester is a public university, public research university in Manchester, England. The main campus is south of Manchester city centre, Manchester City Centre on Wilmslow Road, Oxford Road. The university owns and operates majo ...

University of Plymouth The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the ...

University of Portsmouth , mottoeng = Let us follow the Light , established = 1870 (Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Art) , type = Public , budget = £282.5 million (2020/21) , chancellor ...

University of the West of England, Bristol The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

University of Huddersfield , mottoeng = Thus not for you alone , established = 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute1992 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £2.47 million (2015) , chancellor = George W. Buckley , vice_chancell ...

Wales

Cardiff University , latin_name = , image_name = Shield of the University of Cardiff.svg , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms of Cardiff University , motto = cy, Gwirionedd, Undod a Chytgord , mottoeng = Truth, Unity and Concord , established = 1 ...

Scotland

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University ( gd, Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, ), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and G ...

Northern Ireland

University of Ulster sco, Ulstèr Universitie , image = Ulster University coat of arms.png , caption = , motto_lang = , mottoeng = , latin_name = Universitas Ulidiae , established = 1865 – Magee College 1953 - Magee Un ...

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern ...

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United States

Twenty-three American educational institutions offer the Doctor of Optometry degree. *AL:

University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous univ ...

*AZ:

Midwestern University Midwestern University (MWU) is a private medical and professional school with campuses in Downers Grove, Illinois and Glendale, Arizona. As of the 2020-21 academic year, a total of 2,987 students were enrolled at the Downers Grove campus and ...

Arizona College of Optometry,

Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''. It may refer to: Places Australia *Glendale, New South Wales ** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre * Glendale, Queensland, ...

*CA: Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University *CA:

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant un ...

*CA:

Western University of Health Sciences Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) is a private medical school and health sciences university with its main campus in Pomona, California, with an additional osteopathic medical school in Lebanon, Oregon. With an enrollment of 3,8 ...

*FL:

Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University (NSU or, informally, Nova) is a private nonprofit research university with its main campus in Davie, Florida. The university consists of 14 total colleges, centers, and schools offering over 150 programs of st ...

*IL:

Illinois College of Optometry The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) is a private optometry college in Chicago, Illinois. Graduating approximately 160 optometrists a year, it is the largest optometry college in the United States and the oldest continually operating education ...

*IL:

Chicago College of Optometry,

Downers Grove Downers Grove is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1832 by Pierce Downer, whose surname serves as the eponym for the village. It is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The village is located between I-88 and I ...

*IN:

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universi ...

*KY
University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Optometry
*MA: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences *MA: New England College of Optometry *MI: Michigan College of Optometry at

Ferris State University Ferris State University (FSU or Ferris) is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1884 and became a public institution in 1950. Ferris is the ninth-largest institutions of higher education by enrol ...

*MO: University of Missouri at St. Louis *NY:

State University of New York The State University of New York (SUNY, , ) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States. Led by ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

*OH:

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best pub ...

*OK: Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry *OR:

Pacific University Pacific University is a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon. Founded in 1849 as the Tualatin Academy, the original Forest Grove campus is west of Portland. The university maintains three other campuses in Eugene, Hillsboro, and Wo ...

, Forest Grove *PA:

Salus University Salus University is a private university in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, specializing in degree programs for the health care professions. History The university's founding college, the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), which was founded a ...

Pennsylvania College of Optometry Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

*PR: Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry *TN: Southern College of Optometry *TX:

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

*TX:

University of the Incarnate Word The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private, Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is located ...

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