Optometrists examine, diagnose and treat the eyes for visual problems and manage eye disease, disorder, and injury. They test vision, prescribe eyeglasses and contacts, perform minor surgical ...

An optometrist is a health care professional who provides primary vision care. That means they do wellness checks of your eyes. Known as a comprehensive eye exam, this is an important part of your ...

An optometrist is an eye doctor capable of examining the eyes for vision defects, signs of injury, ocular conditions, and problems with general eye health. Optometrists are primary healthcare ...

Though eyeballs, eye sockets and optic nerves are small compared to many other parts of the human body, their importance looms large when a person experiences vision impairment and fears that they ...

The UAB School of Optometry makes lasting contributions to eye care and vision science by providing education and clinical training to optometry students and postdoctoral residents. The fundamental ...

An overview of the top 10 stories from Optometry Times in 2025.

Doctors of Optometry examine, diagnose, treat and manage diseases of the eye. Training requires four years at a professional school of optometry preceded by a bachelor’s degree or at least 90 credits ...

A lot has changed since 1955. At that time, Hawaii and Alaska had yet to gain statehood, the population of the United States was less than half of what it is today and the formation of Medicare was ...

Thank you for your interest in the UAB School of Optometry. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in the admissions cycle because we use a rolling admissions process. The deadline for ...

Where an optometry trainee decides to stop their training before the end of the clinical placement, a pro-rata claim may be submitted. In these instances, contractors will be required to enter the ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Focus your research on visual sciences and eye health, including optics, visual ...