Optometry & Orthoptics

Optometrists are experts who play an important role in patients’ vision, eye health, and their overall health, too.
Treat, manage and correct disorders and diseases of the visual system, the eye and its associated structures.
Recognize and detect related systemic conditions and manage ocular manifestations.
Diagnose, treat and manage binocular and perceptual vision disorders.
Prescribe any topical or oral Schedule 1 drug in the context of eye care.
Removal of superficial foreign bodies from the eye in or below the surface of the cornea.
Independent management of glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.