Objectives
The Vision Sciences department has been developed to provide access to undergraduate education in a diverse range of specialties in the field of Optometry.
The students will carry out full eye examinations and gain specialist skills such as pediatric, binocular vision, contact lens and dispensing. In addition, they will examine patients with a range of eye diseases and gain experience in dispensing spectacles.
The key purpose of the program is to provide optometrists with up-to-date research-based clinical and theoretical knowledge of a wide range of fields, particularly in primary care optometry. Emphasis is placed on ‘shared-care’ or ‘co- management’ of patients with other medical disciplines and the expansion of the optometrist’s role in ocular therapeutics.
The program integrates clinical and theoretical knowledge, making extensive use of expert practitioners. The program enables optometrists to continue development and accumulation of knowledge and expertise relating to ocular health care and vision science during their professional careers.
Merit List Policy:
The merit list will be prepared on the basis of following:
F.Sc 70% + Entry Test 30%
Outcomes
At the end of 4 years program, student should have basic knowledge and skills required to work as an Optometrist and are supposed to have the following performance capabilities:
- Able to differentiate / detect normal and abnormal eyes
- Able to take history of the patient with refractive errors
- Able to examine the anterior segment of the eyes
- Able to perform objective / subjective refraction and prescribe eye glasses
- Able to perform screening for refractive errors
- Able to carry out basic optometric procedures
- Able to have basic knowledge about various diagnostic optometirc procedures
- Able to educate patients regarding eye care
- Able to carry out basic contact lens fitting, low vision & orthoptics assessment
- Able to initiate research in the area of optometry
- Candidates with F.Sc (Pre-Medical) or A-Levels with equivalency certificate from IBCC Islamabad with at least 45% marks are eligible to apply.
- Candidate with Diploma in relevant field with at least 45% marks in annual system or 2.00 CGPA on the scale of 4.00 in semester system dully registered by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Faculty with equivalency certificate from IBCC Islamabad are eligible to apply.
| Progam | BS Optometry Technology |
| Program Duration | 4 Years |
| Semesters | 8 |
| Admission Fee (one time) | 15000 |
| Semester Enrollment/ Exam Fee | 10000 |
| Tuition Fee | 90000 |
| Security (Refundable) | 10000 |
| Clerkship/ Clinical fee | 15000 |
| 1st Semester (At time of Admission) | 125000 |
| 2nd Semester Fee | 100000 |
| 3rd Semester Fee | 100000 |
| 4th Semester Fee | 100000 |
| 5th Semester Fee | 115000 |
| 6th Semester Fee | 115000 |
| 7th Semester Fee | 115000 |
| 8th Semester Fee | 100000 |
| 9th Semester Fee | |
| 10th Semester Fee | |
| Total Program Fee | 870000 |
Following is a list of scholarships we offer:
Free Education Program from Workers Welfare Fund for industrial workers and their children.
20% Concession in Tuition Fee on Kinship basis.
20% Concession in Tuition Fee for all Female Students.
50% Concession in Admission fee and 20% Concession in Tuition fee in all programs for SUIT Graduates.
50% Concession in Tuition Fee for Children of Shuhada of Armed Forces / Police.
15% Concession in tuition Fee for Armed Forces / Police Personnel/Government School & College Teachers & their Children.
10% Concession in Tuition Fee for erstwhile FATA Agencies Domicile Holders.
Note:
- The scholarships will be subjected to in-time fee submission as per University Policy.
- Total scholarships will not exceed 50% of the tuition fee.
1st SEMESTER
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.17 |
| GH 101/ 102 | Islamic Studies / Values, Ethics & Society (for Non-Muslims) | 2-0 |
| MA 100 | Mathematics-I (Pre-Calculus) | 3-0 |
| ENG 101 | English–I (Functional Communication) | 3-0 |
| IT 100 | Computer Applications | 2-1 |
| HS 101 | Human Anatomy-I | 2-1 |
| HS 102 | Human Physiology-I | 2-1 |
2nd SEMESTER
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.17 |
| GH 103 | Pakistan Studies | 2-0 |
| ENG 111 | English-II (Basic Communication Skills) | 3-0 |
| MA 219 | Bio Statistics | 3-0 |
| HS103 | Human Anatomy-II | 2-1 |
| HS104 | Human Physiology-II | 2-1 |
| HS 112 | Medical Biochemistry | 2-1 |
3rd SEMESTER
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.18 |
| OPT 201 | Anatomy of the Eye | 2-1 |
| OPT 203 | Physiology of the Eye | 2-1 |
| OPT 205 | Public Health & Optometry | 2-1 |
| OPT 207 | Geometrical & Physical Optics | 2-1 |
| HS 208 | General Pathology | 2-1 |
| ENG 290 | English-III (Report Writing) | 3-0 |
4th SEMESTER
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.15 |
| OPT 210 | Basic Clinical Skills in Optometry | 2-0 |
| OPT 210C | Basic Clinical Skills in Optometry (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 212 | Skills for Adv. Visual Function Assessment | 2-0 |
| OPT212C | Skills for Adv. Visual Function Assessment (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 214 | Basic Community Ophthalmology | 2-0 |
| OPT 214C | Basic Community Ophthalmology (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 216 | Ocular Pharmacology | 2-1 |
| OPT 218 | Basic Ocular Diseases | 2-0 |
| OPT 218C | Basic Ocular Diseases (CP) | 0-1 |
5th SEMESTER
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.15 |
| OPT 300 | Ophthalmic Nursing | 2-0 |
| OPT 302 | Advance Ocular Diseases | 2-0 |
| OPT 302C | Advance Ocular Diseases (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 304 | Physiological Visual Optics | 2-1 |
| OPT 306 | Clinical Refraction | 2-0 |
| OPT 306C | Clinical Refraction (CP) | 0-2 |
| OPT 308 | Orthoptics | 2-0 |
| OPT 308C | Orthoptics (CP) | 0-1 |
6th semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.17 |
| OPT 311 | Instrument Optics | 1-0 |
| OPT 311C | Instrument Optics (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 313 | Dispensing Optics | 3-0 |
| OPT 313C | Dispensing Optics (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 315 | Contact Lens | 2-0 |
| OPT 315C | Contact Lens (CP) | 0-2 |
| OPT 317 | Low Vision | 2-0 |
| OPT 317C | Low Vision (CP) | 0-2 |
| OPT 319 | Clinical Practice-I | 0-3 |
7th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs.15 |
| OPT 401 | Vision Sciences & Clinical Optics | 2-0 |
| OPT 401C | Vision Sciences & Clinical Optics (CP) | 0-2 |
| OPT 403 | Advance Clinical Contact Lens | 1-0 |
| OPT 403C | Advance Clinical Contact Lens (CP) | 0-1 |
| OPT 405 | Pediatric Optometry | 2-0 |
| OPT 406 | Clinical Practice-II | 0-4 |
| RES 477 | Research Methodology | 3-0 |
8th SEMESTER
| Course Code | Course Title | Cr.Hrs.16 |
| OPT 410 | Clinical Optics & Binocular Vision | 2-0 |
| OPT 410C | Clinical Optics & Binocular Vision (CP) | 0-2 |
| PSY 300 | Behavioral Science | 3-0 |
| OPT 412 | Neuro Ophthalmology | 2-0 |
| OPT 412C | Neuro Ophthalmology (CP) | 0-1 |
| RES 480 | Research Project | 0-6 |
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