Optometry (Pre-Professional)

Optometry is the eye care specialty concerned with eye examination, determination of visual abilities, diagnosis of eye diseases and conditions, and the prescription of lenses and other corrective measures. Modern optometry includes the fitting of contact lenses and of telescopic eyeglasses as an aid to the near-blind, as well as the field of orthoptics, i.e., the practice of strengthening the eye muscles and improving their coordination by eye exercises. Prescription for corrective lenses provided by an optometrist are often brought to an optician, who grinds and fits the lenses.

Field of study: Pre-Optometry Studies