Diploma In Optometry

Course details

Take a moment to consider the importance of eyesight and the impact it can cause once it is lost. Indeed, caring for the health of others is a noble calling, especially when it comes to something as important as eye care. The scope of Optometry includes the detection of common eye diseases and problems. It also covers the prescription of spectacles and contact lenses.

Our three-year Diploma in Optometry (DOPT) course aims to produce professionally competent optometrists who are in good demand. Due to high prevalence of myopia in children and a rapidly ageing population, quality optometrists are highly sought after.

Course Highlights

• First tertiary institution in Singapore since 1994 to offer this course
• Our students start working with patients in the first year and continue with greater responsibilities in subsequent years
• Excellent clinical and laboratory facilities and the SP Optometry Centre provides you with hands-on experience using state-of-theart precision instruments and equipment
• Register as a qualified optometrist with the Optometrists and Opticians Board when you graduate
• Industrial attachment at hospitals, optometric practices, contact lens or ophthalmic lens companies to widen your scope and experience in optometry
• Opportunities for overseas exposure via community service projects or attachments to optometry schools and research institutions abroad

              SUBJECT                                                             GRADE

1. English Language (as 1st Lang)                             1 - 7*
2. Mathematics (Elementary / Additional)                   1 - 6
3. One of the following subjects                                  1 - 6

• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Combined Science
• Physical Science
• Science (Chemistry, Biology)
• Science (Physics, Biology)
• Science (Physics, Chemistry)

MODULE NAME

First Year

• Physiological and Visual Optics
• Geometrical and Physical Optics
• Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
• Human Physiology & Cell Biology
• Clinical Optometry 1
• Clinical Optometry 2
• Analytical and Physical Chemistry
• Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
• Communicating for Project (Proposal) Effectiveness
• General Education 1
• General Education 2
• Mathematics A
• Mathematics B

Second Year

• Ophthalmic Optics
• Ocular Pharmacology
• Binocular Vision and Paediatric Optometry
• Ophthalmic Dispensing
• Ocular Disease 1
• Ocular Disease 2
• Contact Lens 1
• Contact Lens 2
• Clinical Optometry 3
• Clinical Optometry 4
• Industrial Training Program
• Social Innovation Project or Overseas Social Innovation Project
• General Education 3

Third Year

• Business Management for Optometry Practice
• Project
• Clinical Practice I
• Clinical Practice 2
• Contact Lens Practice 1
• Contact Lens Practice 2
• Low Vision and Community Health Optometry
• Brain and Behaviour
• Biostatistics