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OPTOMETRY COUNCIL OF INDIA

Creating excellence in eye & vision care through optometry education &
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ABOUT OCI



There are more than 42000 primary eye care practitioners in India in addition to
ophthalmologists who provide medical and surgical therapy the term. The term “
Eye care practitioners” includes optometrists, ophthalmic assistants and
refractionists. Due to the huge number of eye care practitioners in India and
the large number of institutions offering education, we need to establish
uniform standards of education and practice so that our profession is on par
with any other health care profession. An organisation that can represent the
entire body of professionals to the government and also bring the profession to
world-class standards - by regulating the practice and providing means of
continuing education is the need of the hour. In order to answer this need, the
Optometry Council of India was set up as a representative and regulatory body
for the eye care practitioners in India.

The Optometry Council of India (OCI) is a self – regulatory body that was
established in September 2012 under the Company Act and registered under the
company act 25A( Not- for- profit company). This organization was formed with
the help of Indian Optometry Federation (IOF) and Association of Schools and
Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).

It has a nine member board consisting of:

Three members from Indian Optometry Federation ( IOF)

Three members from Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)

A representative from Non – Government Organization who is active in eye care
sector

A member involved with experience in community health programs

An active member from the health care sector of good standing




WHY OPTOMETRY COUNCIL IN INDIA





MINDFUL OF THE NEED TO CERTIFY AND REGULATE THE COMPETENCE AND STANDARDS OF
OPTOMETRISTS AND OF OPTOMETRY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES; THE INDIAN OPTOMETRY
FEDERATION (IOF) AND THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OF INDIA (ASCO)
HAVE TOGETHER ESTABLISHED A PRIVATE, PEER REGULATING OPTOMETRY COUNCIL OF INDIA
IN SEPTEMBER 2012.




ROLE OF OPTOMETRISTS IN INDIA



IN INDIA, OPTOMETRISTS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING VISUAL COMFORT OF MILLIONS
OF PEOPLE WHO NEED EYE CARE. OPTOMETRISTS WORK EVERY DAY TO SAVE MANY
SCHOOLCHILDREN FROM VISUAL IMPAIRMENT OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL BY TIMELY
PRESCRIPTION OF GLASSES, HELP THE ELDERLY REGAIN VISION WITH GLASSES OR TIMELY
REFERRAL FOR SURGERY, AND ALSO IN MULTIPLE RURAL AND URBAN AREAS BY IDENTIFYING
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT THREATEN EYESIGHT OR REQUIRE SURGERY.





THIS SERVICE IS NOT JUST IN RURAL AREAS WHERE MEDICAL CARE IS INACCESSIBLE BUT
ALSO IN URBAN AREAS WHERE OPTOMETRISTS ARE APPROACHED FOR ADVICE AS THE PRIMARY
EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS! IN THE CORPORATE SECTOR TOO, OPTOMETRISTS ARE RENDERING
SPECIALIZED SERVICE IN CONTACT LENSES, ORTHOPTIC MANAGEMENT, LOW VISION, OCULAR
DIAGNOSTICS AND MANY OTHER AREAS.




FACTS ON EYE CARE IN INDIA





MORE THAN 450 MILLION PEOPLE IN INDIA NEED GLASSES TODAY. INDIA HAS ONLY ONE
OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR EVERY 2,00,000 PEOPLE. OPTOMETRY HAS CONTRIBUTED
SUBSTANTIALLY TO REDUCING THE BURDEN OF UNCORRECTED REFRACTIVE ERROR AND COMMON
EYE DISEASE IN INDIA.




NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS



OCI ALONG WITH WCO IS PARTICIPATING IN MYOPIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON MYOPIA WEEK
WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED AS MAY 13-19 BY WCO. READ MORE





REGISTRATION WITH OCI WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR
THE OCANZ EXAMINATION





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