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DIT

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Course Code:
DT224
Title:
Optometry
College:
DIT
Qualification:
Level on the National Framework of Qualifications
Duration:
4 Years

 

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Optometrists (Ophthalmic Opticians) are health care professionals who provide primary eye care services.

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Optometry is the sciences associated with vision, the examination and assessment of visual functions, detection of eye diseases, correction of sight by spectacles and contact lenses, and the management of a variety of other visual problems.

The courses initial topics include physics, chemistry, maths and optics, before focusing on optometry.



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Career as Ophthalmic optician involves testing visual function and advising on visual impairment and defects.

 

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CAO Points 
2012 Points 525
History:


2011 - 495
2010 - 515
2009 - 525
2008 - 520*
2007 - 500
2006 - 510*
2005 - 520
2004 - 510
2003 - 515
2002 - 495
2001 - 505
2000 - 525
1999 - 545
1998 - 520

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