Delhi govt plans to start optometry course at Guru Nanak Eye Centre

Guru Nanak Eye Centre is the second-largest oculus infirmary successful Delhi. Currently, determination is lone 1 authorities grooming institute for optometry successful the metropolis astatine Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS.

The oculus centre has 212 beds including 28 backstage ward beds. The infirmary sees an OPD footfall of 3.40 lakh patients a year.

Sources said the programme volition absorption connected broad oculus attraction services and volition see a four-year bachelor people successful optometry and a one-year internship.

“We volition supply grooming successful refraction, optics, describing spectacle and interaction lens (simple and analyzable cases), binocular imaginativeness improvement and amblyopia management, debased imaginativeness aids, ocular rehabilitation and ocular prosthesis,” said an authoritative source.

“The grade volition beryllium awarded by Delhi University oregon Indraprastha University,” said the authoritative source.

The fees for each twelvemonth volition beryllium Rs 20,000. The pupil intake volition beryllium 20 per year.

Officials said the admittance criteria volition beryllium arsenic per Delhi State Rules and Regulations aligning with the preservation policy.

Students volition besides beryllium paid Rs 5,000 each period during the internship, said sources.

Guru Nanak Eye Centre was established successful 1977 and provides speciality services to patients from Delhi and neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.