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BACHELOR OF OPTOMETRY (B.Optom)

About the programme: Optometry is a healthcare profession that is autonomous, educated, and regulated and optometrists are the primary healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system. Optometry deals with the examination, diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system. Optometrists examine eyes and treat eyesight problems by prescribing eyeglasses, contact lenses, vision therapy, or vision rehabilitation programmes. Besides these, they also carry out diagnosis and appropriate referral for patients.

Duration: 4 years (6 semesters coursework with 1-year internship)

Eligibility: Class XII Science/ Diploma in Optometry with a Science background in Class XII


Course Outline

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          Semester I Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 101 General Anatomy 3 1 75
BOP 102 General Physiology 3 1 75
BOP 103 General Biochemistry 3 1 75
BOP 104 Geometrical Optics I 3 1 75
BOP 105 Nutrition 1 – 15
BOP 106 Introduction to Optometry 1 – 15
Clinical Observations – – 324
ENGL100 Ability Enhancement Course: English and Communication 2 – 30
Total 16 4 684
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      Semester II   Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 150 Ocular Anatomy 2 1 60
BOP 151 Ocular Physiology 2 1 60
BOP 152 Ocular Biochemistry 1 1 45
BOP 153 Physical Optics 3 1 75
BOP 154 Geometrical Optics-II 3 1 75
BOP 155 Basics of Computers – 1 30
BOP 156 Clinical Optometry-I – 3 90
  Total 11 9 435
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        Semester III   Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 200 Ocular Microbiology 2 – 30
BOP 201 Visual optics –I 2 – 30
BOP 202 Optometric optics-I 3 – 45
BOP 203 Optometric Instrument 2 – 30
BOP 204 Ocular Disease –I 3 – 45
BOP 205 Clinical examination of visual system 2 1 60
BOP 206 Indian Medicine and Telemedicine 2 – 30
BOP 207 Clinical Optometry-II – 3 90
  Total 16 4 360
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            Semester IV Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 250 Optometric optics – II & Dispensing Optics 4 – 60
BOP 251 Visual Optics- II 2 – 30
BOP 252 Ocular Disease –II and glaucoma 4 – 60
BOP 253 Pathology 1 – 15
BOP 254 Basic and Ocular Pharmacology 3 – 45
BOP 255 Introduction to Quality & Patient safety 2 – 30
BOP 256 Medical Psychology 1   15
BOP 257 Clinical optometry-III – 3 90
  Total 17 3 345
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          Semester V Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 300 Contact lens –I 3 1 75
BOP 301 Low Vision care 2 1 60
BOP 302 Geriatric Optometry &Paediatric Optometry 4 – 60
BOP 303 Binocular Vision- I 2 – 30
BOP 304 Systemic Disease 3 – 45
BOP 305 Research Methodology 1 – 15
BOP 306 Clinical Optometry- IV – 3 90
  Total 15 5 375
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            Semester VI Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 350 Contact Lens –II 3 1 75
BOP 351 Binocular Vision –II 3 1 75
BOP 352 Public Health & Community Optometry 2 – 30
BOP 353 Practice Management 1 – 15
BOP 354 Occupational optometry 1 1 45
BOP 355 Medical Law and Ethics 1 – 15
BOP 356 Research Project – I – 2 60
BOP 357 Clinical Optometry-V – 3 90
BOP 358 Biostatistics 1 – 15
  Total 12 8     420
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Semester VII   Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 400 Internship – 18 540
BOP 401 Research Project – II – 2 60
Total – 20 600
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Semester VIII   Subject Code Subject Title Credits Hours
Theory Practicum
BOP 450 Internship – 18 540
BOP 451 Research Project -III – 2 60
Total – 20 600
Total credits & hours from Semester I to Semester VIII = 160 credits & 3819 hours.

Total Course Fee: Rs. 6,67,400/-  (Six lakh sixty seven thousand four hundred rupees)
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