WORLD OPTOMETRY DAY

Institute of Medicine Maharajgunj Medical

Campus

Suraj chhetri 23rd March 2016

“…..the eye is the window of the body through which it feels its way and enjoy the beauty of the world. Owing to the eye the soul is content to stay in its bodily prison, for without it such bodily prison is torture.” Leonardo da vinci (1452

– 1519)

Word optometry Comes from Greek word

Opsis + metron ( opsis means view and metron means rule/

measurment)

The root word opto derived from the Greek word ophthalmus which means eye

History “Those who don't know history

will repeat past mistakes”

Optometry began about 100 years ago when the first optometry licensure laws were passed in US

Optometry began with the pronouncement “Let there be light.”

Origin Tradesmen who entered the

respective professionsOptometry – jewelers : they had the

tools to work on spectaclesMedicine – barbers : they had the

equipment with which early surgeries could be done

Refracting opticians became known as optometrists

EYE CARE PROFESSION

Optician

Ophthalmologist

Optometrist

Who is an optometrist?Optometrists are the primary

healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system who provide comprehensive eye and vision care

Refracting and dispensing Detection/diagnosis and

management of disease in the eye

Rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system

World council of optometry (WCO)

Who are optometrist ?Graduates - from the proficiency

science or +2 background and has completed the Bachelor of Optometry or Vision science degree

Vision specialist

Optometry in NepalB. Optometry – started in 1998 in

collaboration with University of Auckland, New Zealand

Four-year academic courseOptometry graduates of IOM

79 in number (14 batches)

WHAT DOES AN OPTOMETRIST DO?

RefractionContact lens Orthoptics Low vision PerimetryElectrophysiological testVision therapyVisual rehabilitation

WHAT TYPE OF KNOWLEDGEDOES AN OPTOMETRIST HAVE?

Basic scienceOcular science and applied optics Ocular disease , ocular

pharmacologyVisual scienceContact lens , low vision ,

binocular single vision Ophthalmic dispensingCommunity science and research

FURTHER AFTER GRADUATIONOD (Doctor of optometry)

Masters in optometry

PHD

Fellowships

MPH (eye health)

OUR PASSOUT SENIORS Studying PHD 17 in number + PHD doctors 7 in number

40% seniors are practicing at Nepal

where as 60% are in foreign country

THANK YOU