Optometry knowledge: Graduates will provide care to patients –efficiently and in a cost-effective manner –under the range of various settings, and maintain foremost the interests of individual patients
Professional competence: The graduates will interpret results of common ophthalmic procedures, develop differential and definitive diagnose, including the skilful use of vision care instruments and material and management of eye and vision condition
Optometric management: Graduates will be able to design, manufacture and prescribe diverse optical aids including spectacles, sunglasses, ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses etc.
Scientific attitude: Graduates will be utilize sound scientific principles during interactions with patients and peers, educational endeavours, research activities and in all other aspects of their professional lives.
Problem analysis: Graduates will be able to demonstrate the scientific and statistical principles underlying the practice of optometry.
Design and develop complex problem: Graduates will be able to develop systems that meet the required needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal and environmental considerations.
Develop/design solution: Graduates will be ableto design solutions for complex optometry problems and use research based knowledge and research methods including designs of examination, analysis and interpretation of data and combine the information to provide valid conclusion
Optometric assessment: Graduates will be able to examine, diagnose and advise treatment, modality and solution for various ocular disorders.
Critical thinking: Graduates will learn to interpret results of common procedures, develop differential and definitive diagnoses, devise and implement treatment and management strategies, including the skillful use of ophthalmic materials.
Communication: Graduates will learn to communicate effectively on complex optometric activities with optometry body and with society as such in eye screening and being able to comprehend and write effective reports, provide effective presentations and propose solutions.
Ethical learning: Graduates will learn to apply ethical principles and to commit professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the optometric practice.
Life long learning: Graduates will be cognizant and responsive to the health care needs of the community and will possess. The initiative and critical acumen required to continuously improve their knowledge through life long learning
Environment and sustainability: Graduates will understand the impact of professional optometry solution in society as well as on environmental basis and display the knowledge of need of productive and sustainable development.
Incremental development of students learning and clinical skills development through the stages of the programme.
Integration of theoretical, practical and clinical aspects of the curriculum
Knowledge and skills acquired during study will help the graduates to solve the wide range of ocular problems encountered in optometric clinical practice.
Ability to develop a professional attitude towards the patients, colleagues and communities.