Hi,

As per your mentioned query 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. Optometrists or optometric physicians are primary eye care and health professionals concerned with vision care.

After completing the course on optometry, an optometrist has various career opportunities.

• They can establish an independent practice by starting their own eye clinic, optical shop, lens manufacturing unit etc
• They can work with optician showrooms, eye doctors, contact lens and ophthalmic lens industry, hospital eye departments etc. Optometrists can also seek employment with any multinational organisation dealing with eye care products as professional services executives or take up teaching as a career
• They can pursue higher education or can go for further research in the field of optometry. Optometrists could also take up the work of occupational health specialists in the vision care of industrial workers.