{"id":1543,"date":"2026-09-18T13:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnruniversity.edu.in\/blog\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:09:13","slug":"bachelor-in-optometry-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mnruniversity.edu.in\/blog\/bachelor-in-optometry-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Optometry in India: Emerging Technologies, Specialisations and Careers After a Bachelor in Optometry"},"content":{"rendered":"

A <\/span>bachelor in optometry (B.Optom) is a four year degree in eye care, followed by a one year clinical internship. Optometrists test sight, prescribe spectacles and contact lenses, and screen for eye disease. The work is changing fast: AI now reads retinal images, teleoptometry reaches villages, and myopia clinics are opening in every metro. India has about 45,000 optometry and primary eye care workers against a need of roughly 130,000, so demand stays high. Specialisations include contact lens practice, paediatric optometry, low vision rehabilitation and myopia control. Among optometry colleges in Hyderabad, MNR University runs a B.Optom with eye hospital training and a 40 per cent merit scholarship for allied health students.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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