{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Pre-Health Advising","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health","author_name":"Robert Smith","author_url":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/author\/resmith\/","title":"Preparing for a Career in Optometry | Pre-Health Advising","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cwPvRHauDJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/optometry\/\">Preparing for a Career in Optometry<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/optometry\/embed\/#?secret=cwPvRHauDJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Preparing for a Career in Optometry&#8221; &#8212; Pre-Health Advising\" data-secret=\"cwPvRHauDJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Optometry  Prerequisite Requirements for Professional Schools  \u201cDoctors of Optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye.\u00a0 Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat and manage diseases, injuries, and\u00a0disorders of the visual system, the eye and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.\u201d - (American Optometric Association website www.aoa.org) In addition to prescribing and fitting glasses and contact lenses, optometrists are trained to evaluate and treat visual conditions. These may include corneal ulcers, glaucoma, spatial perception problems, complications of injuries, and a variety of other visual impairments. Some systemic diseases, including hypertension and diabetes, are often first detected in the eye.\u00a0 Optometrists may work in private practice, in consultation with opthalmologists, in retail, in the military, or in academic or industrial research positions.  There is considerable variation in prerequisites among Schools of Optometry.\u00a0 Specifics for 21 schools in the United States can be found at:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0www.opted.org\/files\/public\/Prerequisites%20June%2027%2C%202012.pdf typical Prerequisites:\u00a0  Biology with lab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester General Chemistry with labs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 semesters Physiology with Anatomy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 semesters Organic Chemistry with lab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 semesters (1 semester of lab) Biochemistry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester Microbiology\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester Physics with lab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 semesters Calculus (MA 125)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester Statistics\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester English\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 semesters Psychology\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester Experience or exposure to the field of optometry Completion of the Optometry Admissions Test (OAT) http:\/\/www.opted.org\/info_oat.cfm All optometry schools in the U.S. participate in a centralized application service, OptomCAS (http:\/\/www.optomcas.org\/)  For further information on this field, visit the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry: http:\/\/www.opted.org \u00a0"}