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 Name | Diploma Optometrist Assistant |
| Course Level | Diploma |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Course Fees | - |
| Eligibility | 12th |
| Average Starting Salary | 3 Lakh To 11 Lakh |
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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 I | Year II | Year III |
| General anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology | Clinical Optometry – General Examination 1 | Business Management for Optometry Practice |
| Biochemistry | Ocular Pharmacology | Ophthalmic Dispensing |
| Ocular Anatomy | Clinical Optometry – Instrumentation | Clinical Practice 1 |
| Ophthalmic Optics | Contact Lens Fitting | Contact Lens Clinical Practice 1 |
| General Optics | Ocular Pathology | Clinical Practice 2 |
| General and Ocular Microbiology | Clinical Optometry – General Examination 2 | Contact Lens Clinical Practice 2 |
| Ocular Physiology | Assessment and Management of Binocular Vision | Community Health Optometry |
| Physiological and Visual Optics | Contact Lens Care and Complications | Basic Psychology and Communication |
| Fundamentals of Contact Lens | Clinical Methodology and Statistics | Research Project |
| Introduction to Academic Writing | - | - |


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