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BSc in Optometry
Hawassa University · Hawassa
About this programme
Provides training in vision assessment, optical prescribing, eye disease screening, and low-vision rehabilitation to address Ethiopia's high burden of preventable blindness. Graduates staff eye clinics, referral hospitals, and vision care outreach programmes.
Entry requirement
Entry requirement: at least 68 points.
Programme facts
| Qualification | Bachelor of Science |
| Institution | Hawassa University |
| Faculty / school | College of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Duration | 4 years |
| Location | Hawassa |
| Minimum points | 68 |
| Accreditation | ETA |
| Funding / sponsorship | Government cost-sharing scheme (Ministry of Education) — public-university places are state-funded and repaid by graduates. |
Careers this programme leads to
Optometrist Vision Screening Officer Eye Clinic Manager Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist Ophthalmic Lens Dispenser Community Eye Health Officer School Eye Health Screener Ophthalmic Equipment Technician Trachoma Control Programme Officer Vision Research Technician
Source
Published by https://www.hu.edu.et/index.php/academics/all-programs/314-all-programs-cmhs.
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