{"id":749,"date":"2018-05-22T08:27:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/optometry-monmouth-university\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T08:47:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T13:47:48","slug":"optometry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/optometry\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for a Career in Optometry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"\"><div class=\"aside-body\"><\/p>\n<h2>Quick Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/pre-health\/preparation\/\">General Information on Health Profession Careers<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #eeeddb none repeat scroll 0% 0%; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid;\">Career information on this page is to help students begin to prepare for continuing education after completion of their undergraduate degree at Monmouth. Every student should seek out further information on these potential careers through professional organizations and websites for each graduate program he or she intends to apply.<\/div>\n<p><\/div><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cDoctors of Optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignright\">&#8211; (American Optometric Association website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aoa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.aoa.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>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. Optometrists may work in private practice, in consultation with opthalmologists, in retail, in the military, or in academic or industrial research positions.<\/p>\n<p>There is considerable variation in prerequisites among Schools of Optometry. Specifics for 21 schools in the United States can be found at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opted.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Typical Prerequisites:<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<li>Biology with lab &#8211; 1 semester<\/li>\n<li>General Chemistry with labs &#8211; 2 semesters<\/li>\n<li>Physiology with Anatomy &#8211; 2 semesters<\/li>\n<li>Organic Chemistry with lab &#8211; 2 semesters (1 semester of lab)<\/li>\n<li>Biochemistry &#8211; 1 semester<\/li>\n<li>Microbiology &#8211; 1 semester<\/li>\n<li>Physics with lab &#8211; 2 semesters<\/li>\n<li>Calculus (MA 125) &#8211; 1 semester<\/li>\n<li>Statistics &#8211; 1 semester<\/li>\n<li>English &#8211; 2 semesters<\/li>\n<li>Psychology &#8211; 1 semester<\/li>\n<li>Experience or exposure to the field of optometry<\/li>\n<li>Completion of the Optometry Admissions Test (OAT)\u00a0<a title=\" http:\/\/www.ada.org\/en\/oat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ada.org\/en\/oat\"> http:\/\/www.ada.org\/en\/oat<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All optometry schools in the U.S. participate in a centralized application service, OptomCAS (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.optomcas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.optomcas.org\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further information on this field, visit the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.opted.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.opted.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Optometry<br \/>\n  Prerequisite Requirements for Professional Schools<\/p>\n<p> \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<br \/>\n &#8211; (American Optometric Association website www.aoa.org)<br \/>\n 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.<br \/>\n 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<br \/>\n typical Prerequisites:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> 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<br \/>\n General Chemistry with labs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 semesters<br \/>\n Physiology with Anatomy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 semesters<br \/>\n Organic Chemistry with lab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 semesters (1 semester of lab)<br \/>\n 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<br \/>\n 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<br \/>\n 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<br \/>\n Calculus (MA 125)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 semester<br \/>\n 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<br \/>\n 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