The following list of optometry schools covers many countries, although the list is not exhaustive. Internationally, optometry as a profession includes different levels of education. The institutions listed below provide academic and professional education and clinical training that ranges from Doctor of Optometry degree level to other professional degrees in optometry and also non-degree level education leading to a diploma or other qualifications in optometry.
In many countries the role of optometry is statutorily defined, practice is regulated and there is uniformity in professional education and clinical training and the scope of practice is consistent with the definition of optometry as a profession. In such countries the nomenclature of terminal qualification may be reviewed as and when necessary. In Australia, for example, Doctor of Optometry (OD) is now established at University of Melbourne (first intake 2011) and OD is described as "an internationally recognised qualification and the gold standard for optometry education."
This is a list of optometry schools sorted alphabetically by country.
University of Melbourne [5] OD
University of New South Wales [6] BOptom/BSc(Vision Science)
Queensland University of Technology [7] BAppSc(Optom) - Replaced with Bachelor of Vision Science / Master of Optometry from February 2009. .
Flinders University Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science), Master of Optometry
Deakin University Bachelor of Vision Science, Master of Optometry.
Universidade do Contestado, as a partner of Fundación Universitaria San Martín, of Bogotá, Colombia.
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski,.
University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science, Ontario [8]
Université de Montréal, Québec [9]
Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá [10], Master in Vision Science
Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga [11]
Universidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla [12]
Fundación Universitaria del Area Andina, Pereira [13] & Bogotá [14]
Fundación Universitaria San Martín, Bogotá [15]
Universidad Antonio Nariño, Bogotá [16]
Universidad del Bosque, Bogotá [17]
Masaryk University in Brno [18]
Palacký University in Olomouc [19]
Czech Technical University in Prague [20]
Universidad Metropolitana in Quito Licenciado en Optometría
Universidad de El Salvador in San Salvador [21], Licenciado en Optometría
Institut des Sciences de la Vision in St Etienne France
Institut supérieur d'optique in Paris France ISO
Université Paris-Sud in Orsay, France
University of Cape Coast [22], Doctor of Optometry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [23], Doctor of Optometry
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [24]
The following list includes educational institutions offering four year degree courses, two or three year diploma courses and also non-degree courses. Post-graduate education in optometry is also offered in India leading to M.Optom, M.Phil., M.Sc. and Ph.D. by several universities.
Al Salama College of optometry, Perinthalmanna, Calicut and Kannur, Kerala
Netaji Subhash Institute of Optometry, Mumbai.
A.I.I.M.S. Delhi
IGNOU, (Central University) Delhi
Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana
Jamia Hamdard (Deemed) University, Delhi
NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal
Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Jankalyan Eye Hospital Educational and research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Kalyani University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Rabindra Bharti University, Kolkata, West Bengal
All India Institute of Optometrical Sciences (Academic Wing of Indian Optical Institute and Refraction Hospital Trust.). Kolkata. West Bengal. Pioneer of Optometry Education in India since 1932
Vidyasagar College of Optometry and Vision Science, Kolkata, West Bengal
West Bengal University of technology, Kolkata, West Bengal
Bharati Vidyapeeth University,Medical College,School of Optometry,Pune, Maharashtra.
Dr. DY Patil Institute of Optometry & Visual Science (Deemed) University Maharashtra
ITM Institute of Health Science, (Deemed) University, Mumbai, Maharastra
Lotus college of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra
Municipal Eye Hospital, School of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), Nasik, Maharashtra
Laxmi college of Optometry, Mumbai, Maharastra
Shri Ganpati Netralaya College of optometry, Jalna. Maharastra
University of Mumbai, Maharashtra
Sri NFL Educational Institute of Optometry, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R Medical University Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Shri Prakash Institute of Optometry(A Unit of Dr.Agarwals Eye Hospital), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sri Ramchandra University, Porur, Tamil Nadu
FAHS(Faculties of Allied Health Sciences Pondicherry),Vinayaka Missions University Tamil Nadu
Elite School of Optometry, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Madurai kamraj University, Tamil Nadu
Dr.Anand College of Optometry and Vision Science, Salem, Tamil Nadu
Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka
RGUHS, Karnataka
Sankara College of Optometry, Bangalore, Karnataka
Netrajyothi college of Health Science (Optometry), Bangalore, Karnataka
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Govt:Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Susruta School of Optometry & Visual Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Dr.N.T.R University Of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Bareilly Institute of ParaMedical Sciences & S.S. Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.
Shri Rajaram Memorial Eye Hospital, Optometry research & Training Institute, BANDA, Uttar Pradesh
Uttrakhand University, Uttrakhand
Nagar school of Optometry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujrat
Bharatimaiya College of Optometry, Surat, Gujrat
Veer Narmad South Gujrat University, Surat, Gujrat
J.R.N. Rajasthan vidyapeeth (Deemed) University. Rajasthan
NIMS University, Rajasthan
Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Science, Assam.
The Global Open University Kohima, Nagaland
Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura
Himalayan University, Arunachal Pradesh
Martin Luther King University, Shillog, Meghalaya
Iran University of Medical Sciences [www.iums.ac.ir] Tehran
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences [25] Mashhad
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences [26] zahedan.
Ireland
Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin, (BSc in Optometry)
Bar-Ilan University
Hadassah College
Currently there are seven state universities (in Milano, Padova, Salento, Roma, Firenze, Napoli, and Torino) offering three-year university degrees in optics and optometry (Ottica e Optometria), formally a kind of a physics degree.
University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
University of Padua, Italy
University of Salento
University of Florence, Italy
University of Roma Tre, Italy
University of Turin, Italy
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, offering both bachelor's and master's degrees
Lebanese University, Faculty of Public Health www.fsp1.ul.edu.lb
Institut Technique Industriel www.itis-lebanon.org
American University of Science and Technology www.aust.edu.lb
Modern University for Business and Science www.mubs.edu.lb
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [27]
International University College of Technology Twintech [28]
Universiti Teknologi MARA [29]
International Islamic University Malaysia [30]
SEGi University College [31]
Management & Science University [32]
National Institute of Ophthalmic Sciences [33]
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
National Polytechnic Institute, Unidad Santo Tomas [34]
National Polytechnic Institute, Unidad Milpa Alta
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes Mestría en Ciencias Biomédicas Area de >Optometria
Universidad Xochicalco, Campus Ensenada
Universidad Xochicalco, Campus Tijuana
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Tribhuwan University at the B.P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Maharajgunj Medical Campus. Four-year bachelor's degree program only, with no post-graduate programs available.
The Netherlands
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.
New Zealand
New Zealand National Eye Centre, Department of Optometry and Vision Science, (BOptom)
University of Auckland [35]
There are seven schools offering the O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) degree.
Federal University of Technology Owerri
Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State.
Abia State University Uturu, Abia State, which also offers MSc and PhD programmes in Clinical Optometry in combination with FNCO.
University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin-City, Edo State, Nigeria,which also offers MSc programmes in vision science.
Madonna University Okija, Anambra State.
Bayero University, Kano, Kano State.
University of Ilorin, Kwara State.
Buskerud University College
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences(DOVS), FAHS, University of Lahore, Lahore.
Pef university college, peshawar
Rawalpindi medical college, Rawalpindi
college of ophthalmology and allied vision science, KEMU, Lahore
Rashid Latif Medical College
University of Faisalabad
Isra School of Optometry, Isra University, Karachi
Isra university, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Peshawar
Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al-Shifa trust eye hospital, Rawalpindi
Pakistan institute of Rehabilitation science PIRS Islamabad
Munawar Memorial Hospital & college of optometry Chakwal
Cebu Doctors' University
Centro Escolar University
Davao Doctors' College
Manila Central University
Mindanao Medical Foundation College
University of the Philippines)
Lyceum-Northwestern University
Poland
Wrocław University of Technology [36]
Poznan University of Medical Sciences [37]
Adam Mickiewicz University [38]
University of Warsaw
University of Minho [39]
University of Beira Interior [40]
Saint Petersburg Medical Technical College [41]
The Helmholtz Research Institute for Eye Diseases
King Saud University, Riyadh, which offers Doctor of optometry (OD) and master's degree in Vision Science.
Qassim University, Buraidah,Al-Qassim which offers Doctor of optometry (OD)
Singapore Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
In 2009 University of Manchester (UK) and Singapore Polytechnic set up a degree course in optometry within the premises of Singapore Polytechnic. The degree is not recognised by the General Optical Council (GOC) in the United Kingdom. This course has since been stopped due to staffing issues.
University of Johannesburg, Gauteng,
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville campus, Durban,
University of Limpopo,
School of Ophthalmic Technology, established in 1983 by ministry of health at National Eye Hospital Colombo with the initiation of Dr. C E Parker III. Honours the Diploma in Ophthalmic technologist. Still a degree programme does not exist. These ophthalmic technologists are trained for the purpose of government hospitals. The course is also undergone by other SAARC countries: Nepal, Maldives and Pakistan. Meantime part-time courses are conducted by private institutes to provide diploma for private sectors. Namely EYE CARE INSTITUTE and SRI LANKA OPTOMETRIST ASSOCIATION. The government of Sri Lanka does not recognize optometry as a profession and has no rule and regulation to date.
Al-Neelain University offers a 5-year bachelor's degree in optometry and visual science.
Linnaeus University, Kalmar, offers a 3-year bachelor's degree in optometry.
Karolinska Institutet offers a 3-year bachelor's degree in optometry and a one-year master program in clinical Optometry.
Switzerland
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland - Institute of Optometry
There are currently 3 universities offering a bachelor's degree in optometry and 2 educational institutions offering an associate degree in optometry:
Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology (CUMT)
Chung Shan Medical University
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management
Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management [42]
Thailand
Ramkhamhaeng University [43]
Naresuan University [44]
Rangsit University [45]
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus [46]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
There are 11 educational institutions in the United Kingdom offering degrees in optometry. Eight are located in England with one optometry school in each of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Additionally, in England, the Institute of Optometry offers a post-graduate professional doctorate (Doctor of Optometry degree) in partnership with London South Bank University.
England
Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge
University of Aston - Birmingham
University of Bradford
City University London
University of Hertfordshire
University of Manchester
University of Plymouth
University of Portsmouth
Cardiff University [47]
Scotland
Glasgow Caledonian University
Northern Ireland
University of Ulster - Coleraine campus
There are 23 American educational institutions offering the Doctor of Optometry degree. However, many new schools are currently preparing new programs.
AL: University of Alabama at Birmingham
AZ: Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry Glendale, Arizona
CA: University of California, Berkeley [48]
CA: Southern California College of Optometry [49]
CA: Western University of Health Sciences
FL: Nova Southeastern University [50]
IL: Illinois College of Optometry [51]
IL: Chicago College of Optometry
IN: Indiana University [52]
KY: University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Optometry
MA: New England College of Optometry [53]
MA: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences [54]
MI: Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University [55]
MO: University of Missouri at St. Louis
NY: State University of New York in New York City [56]
OH: The Ohio State University [57]
OK: Northeastern State University
OR: Pacific University in Portland, Oregon [58]
PA: Pennsylvania College of Optometry
PR: Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, School of Optometry [59]
TN: Southern College of Optometry [60]
TX: University of Houston [61]
TX: University of the Incarnate Word [62]
