Hello!

Yes, optometrist is a good career because an optometrist helps an individual by testing eyes for vision and health problems. They are trained professionals who also correct refractive errors by prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses. This job has work life balance and has opportunities for growth.

Optometrist jobs along with their approximately average salaries are:

Community optometrist- Rs 25000

Domiciliary optometrist- Rs 30000

The salary can increase with experience.

Types of optometrist include opticians, optometrist, ophthalmologist, Ophthalmic Medical Technician, Orthoptist.

For further information, please refer to this link:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/optometrist

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Hello aspirant,

Hope you are doing great. An optometrist is a person, who examines, diagnoses, and treats the disorders and diseases, that are related to eyes. However, we may confuse it with regard to ophthalmologist, ophthalmologist is a person, who mainly perform surgeries and operations to the eyes.

The qualification for becoming an optometrist:

To be an optometrist, you need to earn a degree in the course of optometry, and this need to be approved by General Optical Council. The optometry is a four year course, you do not need NEET qualification to this. However, you must score, 50% marks in your 12th standard exams.

There are many colleges across India, providing optometry course, these are follows:

1) AIIMS Delhi

2) Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugaon

3) SRM Medical college, Chennai

4) AIIMS, Rishikesh

5) HIMS, Dehradun

6) Goa Medical College, Etc.,.

You can also check the link: https://medicine.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-boptom-colleges-in-india

Hope this helps you,

Good luck, thank you :)

There are both kind of professionals available in some cases the Physiotherapist earns more than Optometrist and some cases are there in which the Optometrist earn more than the Physiotherapist.

On some surveys available, the average salary for the Physiotherapist are greater than that of the Optometrist. So on an average the Physiotherapist earn more than the Optometrist. As a result, you can choose any of the course, but I would recommend you to choose the one which you are really interested in and not the one in which you see only money because to be great in a professional field, the passion matters the most. So choose your field wisely.

To know more about the Optometrist as a career, visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/optometrist

To know more about the Physiotherapist, visit the link below:

https://www.careers360.com/careers/physiotherapist

I hope this answer helps. All the very best for your future endeavors!

Hey aspirant

complete three years of full-time undergraduate university studies in science subjects prior to enrolling in the optometry programme, or have completed three years of work experience in the UK following completion of the pre-registration period and registration with the General Optical Council

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Dear aspirant !

Hope you are doing great ! Yes a few suggestions is there for you from my side that ,first be confident ,beleive in yourself ,never hesitate and clear your basics concepts ,because basic is necessary then refer to deep details .Also be in discipline and your uniform or dress must be well cleaned and ironed .Keep these details in your mind.

Hope it will help you.

Best wishes for your viva.

Everything will be good .

Pray to god!

Thanking you!!

Hello,

Hope you are doing great!

There is a very high demand for optometrists around the world. Optometry  is great career choice than pharmacy as so many persons are doing pharmacy. The scope for optometric practice in India and abroad is great and unlimited. It is a dynamic and challenging career which could achieve personal growth, community respect and offers job flexibility, financial success and unlimited opportunities.

Optometry  is much less stressful. It's a much more relaxed environment. When it comes to patients satisfaction, their degree of requirements, salaries, career outlook and daily duties also higher for optometrists. Optometry  has many areas including opening up of your business or clinic which can bring the most reward. Optometrists primarily provide services to care for their patient's eye health and vision. Optometrists consult directly with patients and perform routine exams that require them to conduct vision tests with their patients.

Optometry is fastest to get a job just after graduation as you are not directly competing with other professionals. Optometrists has a higher starting salary and can interact directly with patients.

The highest salary for an Optometrist in India is 38,353 per month. Employees as Optometrist earn an average of 22lakhs, mostly ranging from 15lakhs per year to 39lakhs per year based on 8 profiles. The top 10% of employees earn more than 28lakhs per year.

The national average salary for a Optometrist is 25,224 in India. Salary estimates are based on 164 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by Optometrist employees.

Optometrist salaries in India range from 35,700 INR per month (minimum salary) to 102,000 INR per month (maximum salary).

The median salary is 63,300 INR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Optometrist(s) are earning less than 63,300 INR while the other half are earning more than 63,300 INR. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

All the best!

Hope it will help!

Thank you!

Hello Aspirant!!

The BOPTM course refers to B.Sc Optometry course is an undergraduate paramedical course which has a duration of 4 years.

An optometrist is a doctor of optometry (O.D.), and not a medical doctor. One has to work through various vision therapies to treat abnormalities, and can prescribe drugs for the eyes.

https://www.careers360.com/courses/b-optom-bachelor-of-optometry

Refer to the link given above which will be very useful for you, as it includes many information regarding to boptom degree such as specializations, exams, syllabus, career opportunity etc.,

As you are a medical aspirant from Karnataka, there are many colleges which offers boptom course. You can refer to the link given below which consists of college which offers boptom courses in Karnataka. https://medicine.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-boptom-colleges-in-karnataka

Hope this information helps you a lot!

Best of luck!

Hello Student,

Bachelor of Optometry is a full time three year plus one-year internship undergraduate course and it is offered by the AIIMS New Delhi.

The seats will be filled strictly on merit on the basis of the marks secured by the candidates at the Entrance Examination conducted by the Institute. The Entrance Examination will be conducted in English & Hindi language.

For further information about the eligibility criteria and entrance examination pattern, you can refer the following link:

https://www.careers360.com/university/all-india-institute-of-medical-sciences-new-delhi/boptom-course

All the best!

Hello Aspirant

BSc Ophthalmology includes learning the processing of treating various diseases and illnesses of the human eye.

For more info like course structure, syllabus, etc. :

https://www.careers360.com/courses/ophthalmology-course

BSc Optometry degree course includes the study of subjects like general physiology and ocular physiology, low vision aids, geometrical optics, nutrition etc.

For more info like course structure, syllabus, etc. :

https://www.careers360.com/courses/b-optom-bachelor-of-optometry

Basically, Ophthalmology deals with the diseases related to eye and Optometry deals with vision.

Hope this helps!