Course Overview:

A 6-month comprehensive fellowship designed to empower optometrists with hands-on training, public health knowledge, and outreach experience to serve diverse communities effectively. This program blends clinical expertise with community engagement and leadership development.

Course Objective:

• Train to plan and implement effective community eye care projects
• Gain theoretical knowledge essential for community optometry
• Apply an evidence-based approach to community outreach initiatives
• Obtain hands-on exposure through real-world community engagement
• Conduct school, workplace, and community vision screenings across diverse populations

Course Details:

• Eligibility: Undergraduate degree in Optometry / Consideration for interns based on requirements
• Number of Seats: 10 per year
• Duration: 6 months (Training at Elite School of Optometry)
• Course Fee:
  Indian Students: INR 60,000/- + 18% GST for 6 months
  International Students: USD 1200
• Frequency: Twice a year (January and July)

Course Highlights:

• Learn from the experts in the field
• National level projects on community outreach
• Diverse projects including school children eye health, pre-schoolers and special children screening
• Comprehensive screening camps for adults including shelter homes, old age homes, villages and slums
• Exclusive exposure to a variety of diagnostic procedures
• Data capture, consolidation and generation of reports
• Learning opportunity to make decisions on diagnosis, management and referrals of various eye conditions

Capstone Project:

• Creating an innovative IEC material
• Proposal writing for a project

Note: For registration, kindly visit the Admissions Page on our website and complete your application.