验光医生

验光学院位于科拉和戴维斯·阿米斯特德大楼内，是大学的14所学院之一。该学院成立于1952年，在患者护理，教学和实验室设施以及学生公用地方方面取得了空前的增长。2013年，其最新扩建的健康与生物医学大楼1毗邻Armistead大楼并与之相连。新增的设施包括门诊手术中心，屈光手术中心以及新的教室和实验室空间，使验光设施成为世界上最现代化的验光设施之一。每年大约有一百零五名学生从美国和国外入读专业的验光计划。被录取的学生必须在进入专业课程之前获得学士学位，并且有望完成课程工作，包括：生物科学，高级生物学，化学，
Doctors of Optometry are independent primary health care providers who examine, diagnose, treat and manage disorders of the visual systems and diseases of the eye and associated structures. The scope of optometric care ranges from vision testing and correction to managing complex eye and vision problems and diagnosing the presence of systemic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. In addition to our four-year O.D. program, we offer a combined O.D./M.S. program available for enrolled optometry students.<br><br>Four academic years and two summer terms comprising 177 semester credit hours of study are required to complete the program successfully. During the fall semester of second year, students shadow third and fourth-year student clinicians in the UH Health Eye Care clinic. Students then begin clinical patient care as second-year students in the spring semester. Patient encounters will approximate 1,500 per graduate as they complete family practice, specialty pediatrics, low vision, cornea and contact lens, medical eye rotations and externships. Students also have the opportunity for experience in specialty services such as pre- and post-op surgical care, dry eye, myopia control, vision therapy, neuro-optometric care and special populations.