Department

Optometry is a primary health care profession, specifically licensed in all around the world, which incompasses the prevention and remediation of disorder of the vision system through examination, diagnosis, treatment, management of the visual efficiency, eye health as well as the recognition and diagnosis of related Systemic manifestation of all of which are designed to preserve and enhance the quality of our lives and environment.

“Optometry is 1sl line of defence against blindness”

Optometry’s more specialized service includes Ophthalmic Contact Lens Theraphy, Regular Lens Theraphy, Low vision Theraphy, Vision Rehabilitative Theraphy, Development vision Theraphy, Electro-Physiological procedures, Management of Ocular Pathology and consultation with other professionals in the field of child development, remedial reading education, special education, Illuminating engineering, clinical phychology and highway safety and other health care practitioners.

Optometrist is an important personnel in the field of visual science, who can relieve the highly qualified eye surgeon’s as pre-assessment before surgery and post assessment after surgey and reduce the work of eye surgeon thus personnel know all about the care of eyes, as:

  • An optometrist can check the eye for any visual defect.
  • Testing is discover if different lenses are needed for reading.
  • Examination the inside of your eye to ensure its health.
  • Examining the front of the eye.
  • Checking the pressure of your eye, is important, if glaucoma is suspected.
  • The field of vision, so vital to drivers, must be checked.
  • Color vision may also be checked.
  • Secure in the knowledge that your eyes are healthy and vision is good.

Physiotherapy also known as “Physical Therapy” is recognized by the “World Health Organisation” and being practiced at international level.

Physiotherapy can be defined as “a science which deals with the treatment through physical agents and other modalities” such as Heat Therapy, Hydrotherapy, Short-wave Therapy, Microwave Therapy, Ultrasonic Therapy, Electrical Stimulators, Electrical Massengers, Paraffin Wax Therapy, Infrared rays and Ultraviolet Units, Traction etc. on the basis of knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.

Government is fast expanding Rehabilitation Services in the rural ares.

These Physiotherapist are much needed also in community Health Centre, besides in private hospital and nursing homes. Services of these Physiotherapist are required entirely as super special Para-Medical branch of treatment which still lacks qualified personal.

An operation theatre technician is a person who looks after all the work in the operation theatre that is involved with the management of an operation theatre. His/Her work includes managing and organizing all the activities in and around the operation theatre, which include sterlisation, arrangement of operation theatre table, dressing table, anesthesia table, looking after the drugs required for surgery, anesthetic gases, drapes and all the linen and their sterlisation. He/She also assists the surgeon during the operations. Sterlisation and cleaning of operation theatre and management of other staff is also done by him.

The diploma holders of this course are registered as “O.T. Technician” by U.P. State Medical Faculty, Lucknow and are eligible as “O.T. Technician” in Govt. Hospital, Semi Govt. and private hospitals & can work as private practitioner.

ELIGIBILITY OF ADMISSION

A CANDIDATE PASSED INTERMEDIATE / 10+2 EXAM/ OTHER EQUIVALENT EXAMINATION IN SCIENCE WITH BIOLOGY OR MATH AS A SUBJECT.

AGE/SEX

AGE OF THE CANDIDATE SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 17 YEARS FOR DIPLOMA COURSES. BOTH SEXES ARE ELIGIBLE