Optometry is the practice or profession of testing the eyes for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses. The job profile of an optometrist includes the recognition of ocular and visual signs of eye diseases, the understanding of the wide range of problems afflicting the eye and also the reference of patients to appropriate specialists. Optometry provides an intellectually stimulating career with a humanitarian role in today’s society.

Eye-care is a dynamic area within the world of health care that provides wide spectrum of challenging and incredibly rewarding, career opportunities. As an Optometrist, one can take up jobs in hospitals or clinics where one will be assisting an Ophthalmologist. One can practice at independent optical establishments or can also set up an independent practice of one's own.

List of institutes offering courses in Optometry:

  Academy of Optometry , Kolkata

  Aditya Jyot Institute of Optometry , Mumbai

  All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

  All India Institute of Optometrical Sciences (AIIOS), Kolkata

  Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, Hyderabad

  Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College, Pune

  College of Optometry and Ophthalmic Sciences, Nasik

  Elite School Of Optometry, Chennai

  Jnana Prabhodini Medical Trust School of Optometry, Pune

  Lions Arvind Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Madurai

  Manipal College of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal

  MEH School of Optometry, Mumbai

  Nagar School of Optometry, Ahmedabad

  Optometry Research & Training Institute (ORTI), Uttar Pradesh

  Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital & Institute of Ophthalmology , Hyderabad

  Schells Eye Hospital (Unit of Christian Medical College) , Vellore

A 4 year B.Sc.(Hons.) in Optometry and Ophthalmic Techniques is offered by IGNOU.