Updated On - August 7th 2019, Updated By - Deeksha

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Diploma Optometrist Assistant is a Diploma level course in the Optometric specialization. This course covers many topics such as Psychology, Patient Management, and Optometric Retail Management, etc. The average tution fee of the course is in India ranges between INR 10,000 and 5 lacs per year. After completing the course, the average salary of the student between INR 20,000 to 40,000.

Course NameDiploma Optometrist Assistant
Course LevelDiploma
Duration2 Years
Course Fees-
Eligibility12th
Average  Starting Salary3 Lakh To 11 Lakh
 Employment Areas
  • Academic Institutes
  • Government Hospitals
  • Defense Services
  • Eye Care Centres
  • Optical Manufacturing Industry
  • Public Health Centres
Job Types
  • Optometrist Assistant
  • Optometry Technician 
  • Lens Consultant
  • Office Assistant
  • Asst. Nutrition Officer/Data Assistant
  • Junior Medical Coder

Graduate are hired in scopes such as Customer Care Associate, Private Practitioner, Professor, Trainee Optometrist, Vision Consultant, Optometry Researcher, Optometrist Assistant, Asst. Nutrition Officer/Data Assistant, Junior Medical Coder, Lens Consultant, Office Assistant, Optometry Technician, etc. Salary of the Optometrist is depended upon the employment areas, Skills, and geographical areas. This course is a 1 Year Duration Course and it is divided into the semester. Admission in this course is based on the Entrance examination and many universities and colleges are conduct their own Entrance Examination. 

Eligibility Criteria 

The Basic Eligibility Criteria for Diploma Optometrist Assistant course is to qualify the 10+2 or equivalent examination in Science Stream with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics from a recognized board or University.

Syllabus of Diploma Optometrist Assistant

Year IYear IIYear III
General anatomy, Physiology, and PathologyClinical Optometry – General Examination 1Business Management for Optometry Practice
BiochemistryOcular PharmacologyOphthalmic Dispensing
Ocular AnatomyClinical Optometry – InstrumentationClinical Practice 1
Ophthalmic OpticsContact Lens FittingContact Lens Clinical Practice 1
General OpticsOcular PathologyClinical Practice 2
General and Ocular MicrobiologyClinical Optometry – General Examination 2Contact Lens Clinical Practice 2
Ocular PhysiologyAssessment and Management of Binocular VisionCommunity Health Optometry
Physiological and Visual OpticsContact Lens Care and ComplicationsBasic Psychology and Communication
Fundamentals of Contact LensClinical Methodology and StatisticsResearch Project
Introduction to Academic Writing--

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