Arosam:
Let be clear
1. OPTOMETRIST are not Med Doctors rather they are Oculus Doctor.
2. All professional courses are lucrative, limitations is from individuals' doing.
3. Don't compare Optometrist and Ophthalmologist, know what you want either first or later, each of them have their scope of practice.
4. There are others, Dispensing Opticians and Ophthalmic Nurses they all work together to ensure your healthy eyes.
Oh to add to it I receive 150k as an Optometrist intern, Med Doc earn more than that but Am Ok with it

wch skul?

Tempsokes:
Am an optometry Doctor n am doing my internship at national assembly hospital....... I will tell u d truth! Optometry is more than wat peeps finks..... They earn like doctors, dnt even compare wit nursing med lab n pharm!........ D name doctor n duration of ur study gives u an edge!...... In d us n canada its d 5th most lucrative n before 2020 it will be up there in nigeria...... Due to exposure to computers n oda digital stuff...... Eye problem is inevitable.........

wch school? What course?

Tempsokes:
Am an optometry Doctor n am doing my internship at national assembly hospital....... I will tell u d truth! Optometry is more than wat peeps finks..... They earn like doctors, dnt even compare wit nursing med lab n pharm!........ D name doctor n duration of ur study gives u an edge!...... In d us n canada its d 5th most lucrative n before 2020 it will be up there in nigeria...... Due to exposure to computers n oda digital stuff...... Eye problem is inevitable.........

wch school please?

Luchiana1:
Thank you so much. I appreciate u.. But uniben takes DE abii? Am a bsc grad.also for Uniben do they write exams for DE??pls do help me find out. Thank you.

Absolutely yes! Admission spaces for all direct entry applicant for all courses are also reserved but the spaces are not as much as utme entrant. For holding a bsc, you have a greater chance of been admitted if you pass the Post DE exam, of course, they normally conduct exam for all direct entry applicants like post ume. If am not too occupy because of the semester exam in a few days now, I may quote some of the vital info as it contained in the prospectus as regards to the vital updates of what the department required for direct entry admission.

Samlo88:
Absolutely yes! Admission spaces for all direct entry applicant for all courses are also reserved but the spaces are not as much as utme entrant. For holding a bsc, you have a greater chance of been admitted if you pass the Post DE exam, of course, they normally conduct exam for all direct entry applicants like post ume. If am not too occupy because of the semester exam in a few days now, I may quote some of the vital info as it contained in the prospectus as regards to the vital updates of what the department required for direct entry admission.

thank you so much. I wld appreciate dat. So dere is Direct entry optometry for ds 2015?

Luchiana1:
thank you so much. I wld appreciate dat. So dere is Direct entry optometry for ds 2015?

You're welcome! There's always direct entry admission with candidates that scale through entry exam for all courses every year

Luchiana1:
Hy, i hav a bsc in a medical physiology. I want to study optometry in us, uk or canada.. How did u write that exam d OAT exam..?? Pls i need a reply, there is no center to write d OAT here in Nigeria. How did u gain admission over der nd wch school??

hello Luchiana1 . follow this link . it has answers to any questions u may have .
http://www.college-optometrists.org/en/qualifying-as-an-optometrist/UK_Registration/index.cfm

plz how many yrs is optometry

Kealmin:
plz how many yrs is optometry

Minimum of 6 yrs

Cmanforall:


Not ready for an argument with a Ret.ard.
They will drag you to their low IQ state like Imbe.ciles.
Not ready for an argument with you.

Lol..hungry dentist misleading the general public , try leaving the comfort of government work and set up private make hunger wound you.. Optometry is simply politicized in Nigeria due to black man mentality.
In the USA it's a post graduate course(studies after a 4yr basic science course) just like medicine and they are the first doctors to be seen regarding eye health(primary eye care) before referral to any other health practitioner including the opthalmologist.

They deal directly with the optician who cuts and glazes the spectacle prescription , they are solely in charge of lenses including contacts. some opthalmologists just try to be greedy and can't give you a proper refraction.
Ophthalmologist are mainly in charge of the surgical aspects which even come once in a blue moon due to the fact that most people that require eye surgeries except for some rare cases do do in their old age (senile degeneration)e.g cataracts
Prescribing drugs is something both an optometrists and opthalmologists generally can do and it's not so lucrative because most drugs used are not that expensive even the most expensive for glaucoma (3k-4k).. In private practice an optometrist is far ahead of a dentist even in the north where dentists get the most patronage..

ixora3:
Ïîímy dear is not as lucrative as dentistry.how many pple eye d pain?agbo will jst reduce d pain but d problem is still dere.dentistry na hot course oh no go there

How can dentistry be compared with optometry in private practice?In Nigeria?Its not possible nah....Optometry is far more lucrative...Open any newspaper,the most common item after clothing is lenses....

Cmanforall:


WRONG perception of Dentistry.
Dentists do not just handle toothache. Hope your grandma will also remove that tooth, if its due?
Note, Dentists can still do their postgraduate training to become Maxillo-facial surgeons...

Dentistry is better than Optometry in all ramifications.
If you have an eye problem, I know you'll prefer seeing a dispensing optician to save cost. But if you have adequate knowledge and want to seek a professional consultation with respect to your eye problems, you will go for an Ophthalmologist. NOT an Optometrist.

Optometry is not worth the 6years university stress.

Bros no matter how bad optometry is it cant be as bad as dentistry.
Y does dental school take only 25 per class,because they know they cant make money outside govt....so they want to produce the amt govt can absorb...
A private practice dentist will die from hunger ooo

Optometrists own 70% of eye clinics in Nigeria.
In outreaches ,the line for those with teeth issues are always the shortest.Only few people...
But the line for eye issues are as long as anything.

Bros while there is a herbal remedy for tooth ache....non exist foe eye problems....

Pls never compare those 2 courses....

ugou:




Why not read medicine. Don't waste your years there after reading it and you become fustrated when you are shown your portfolio at work. Please do well to follow the news on the goings on in the Nigeria health sector. An optpmetrist according to standard international practice is one who studies on how to refract lenses (glasses) while an opthalmologist who is a specialist doctor in the eye (gotton after first becoming a medical doctor and spending futher years training on the eye) is far more superior in the sense that they operate on the eye, prescibe eye drugs and refract lenses. They boss the optometrist in eye hospitals. So think wisely. Actually optometry is diploma course in the UK but na naija arrangement made it a degree course. So I would advise you choose medicine and specialise in the eye if you like eye matters. THANKS

But this is what u did not tell him...
1.Optometrists diagnose and treat and prescribe drugs just like ophthalmologists.
2.Refractive problems make up 80% of all ocular problems.
3.Only few surgical proceedures are performed by nigerian ophthalmologists,mostly cataract extraction.
4.Refraction is the highest money spinner in eye specialty.
5.Ophthalmologists are quack when it comes to complex refractive proceedures.
6.Optonetry in Us,Canada and Australia are post graduate degrees and hence u must get a first degree before u can study it for 4yrs just like medicine.
7.England is desperately working to upgrade their to usa standards...and english optometrists also diagnose,treat and prescribe drugs...
8.American Optometrists perform surgery....
9.Optometry is very lucrative in Nigeria....
Just for the fun of it..,u lied in ur definition of optometry....but i guess the op can use wikipedia also....

Klinee:
guy shut! Who treat their tooth here nigeria? Optometry is far better than dentistry

So even dentistry is talking of lucrativeness when optometry is talking....na wao....
No matter how cow slim e no fit slim reach goat....

Dentistry would be like any other course if not for govt intervention....who goes to visit a dentist in nigeria...
I don survey am before o...

Chartey:
You confuse optometry for ophthalmology.

Dont tell him that....How is he confusing both...
Can a gp touch the eyes for anything?
An optometrist treats eye diseases and prescribes drugs and manages ocular conditions....
In America they perform surgery....

There are many proceedures in eye care which are non invasive and complex which the optometrist performs....
Surgery makes up only about 7% of eye care.
80 % of ocular ox can be managed without surgery....
Surgery is usually a last resort....As a matter of fact Cataract Extraction is the only restorative ocular surgery in Nigeria.
Thats the only area ophthalmologists can hv an edge over optometrists.
And this area is compensated 4 by the fact that the optometrist reigns supreme ib refraction.
In private practice there is no much difference between both set of proffessionals...

awolam:
Please read carefully:
Optometry is a 6 years professional program that is not fully appreciated in Nigeria due to politics, ignorance, greed and the like.

In the United States, Optometrists earn anywhere between $70k to $150k per annum. Optometrists working in the middle east like UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia earn anywhere between $1,300-$3,400/month TAX FREE. In Nigeria, most Optometrists working in private clinics and hospitals typically earn below N90k per month (N1.8m/yr). If you are lucky to work in any government healthcare facility, you can earn upto N250k per aside from extra money you can make from private "runs" called PP.

Most graduates or students studying Optometry didnt apply to study OPT but were rejected by college of medicine (MBBS)so had to fall back to Optometry including myself.

Is Optometry lucrative? Well...its what you make of it depending on your level of ambition, tenacity and hardwork. It took me 12 yrs of hardwork after graduation to start reaping the benefits...it might be shorter for you.

If I would make the decision all over again, I will DO ANYTHING to study medicine and surgery. There's simply no comparison between the two programs in terms of prestige, recognition and remuneration. An entry level medical doctor in the middle east makes starting salary of $10k per month tax free with free health insurance, airticket and accomodation.

I sincerely wish you luck as you set out on this very long and tortous journey.

Cheers!!!

l

Bros 12 yrs post internship to make it as an optometrist?
Na wao....
And then ur fig of 10000/mth for entry level med drs in middle east
Na wao...

Hope say u no be impersonator?

originbm:


How can dentistry be compared with optometry in private practice?In Nigeria?Its not possible nah....Optometry is far more lucrative...Open any newspaper,the most common item after clothing is lenses....

instead of seeing an optometrist I wld prefer to buy an eye drop. Dentistry is far better and highly patronised. Come to OAU dental hospital u will see people with dental issues like swollen tongue etc.. Do you think thinks dentistry is not been patronised. Anyway, it depent on you as the dentist. A lot of people who prefer to have a sparkling white teeth, odorless mouths, tooth:brassing etc which are just simple part of dentistry. If you are good in business eg distributing pamphlets with the name of ur clinic embedded to different people like students, civil servants etc people in market and open places. Advertisting on posters, radio and so on. I assure people will fill ur clinic up. because almost everyone will prefer a better dentition as individuals, couples and others. But not anyone need to see an eye doctor, an eyedrop will work that out. And each dental operations are very costly imaging you having 5-20 people per day that cld be about 30-100 k per day

HighIQ:
instead of seeing an optometrist I wld prefer to buy an eye drop. Dentistry is far better and highly patronised. Come to OAU dental hospital u will see people with dental issues like swollen tongue etc.. Do you think thinks dentistry is not been patronised. Anyway, it depent on you as the dentist. A lot of people who prefer to have a sparkling white teeth, odorless mouths, tooth:brassing etc which are just simple part of dentistry. If you are good in business eg distributing pamphlets with the name of ur clinic embedded to different people like students, civil servants etc people in market and open places. Advertisting on posters, radio and so on. I assure people will fill ur clinic up. because almost everyone will prefer a better dentition as individuals, couples and others. But not anyone need to see an eye doctor, an eyedrop will work that out. And each dental operations are very costly imaging you having 5-20 people per day that cld be about 30-100 k per day

Bros i respect dentistry as a profession...
I also respect their training...
But the fact is that u cant compare dental care with eye care in naija...
Abroad dentistry is very lucrative because whites love sweet things...
Optometry is a money spinner in nigeria....
As dull as Benin city is there are eye clinics that average 400 -500k per day.
One can bear or manage a teeth problem but u cant manage an eye problem.
A verilux px can cost as much as 50k depending on the place.
90% of every old person visit eye clinic....
Whole families use lenses,contact lenses,etc
Only glaucoma screening can net u an average of 500k a week in Benin city if u hv a handheld tonometer...
Add visual field analyser and u start to see the pic....
Even clinics without adequate equipment,whose sole sustenance is refraction in Benin city can average 120 to 200k a week.
I use Benin as example because Benin is regarded as a being in the lower bracket margin when it comes to lucrativeness.
There is no dental clinic as big as Unique eye care in Nigeria which has branches in Europe.
Talk of those that deal in in importation of lenses and contact lenses.....
The optometrist makes money both from proceedures and product sales...
One contact lens work can cost 20 to 30k depending on practice.
Low vision rehabilitation can cost as much as 70 to 150k per px.

Bros abeg dont compare dentistry and optometry in private practice oooo.

They are not equals ooo.

HighIQ:
instead of seeing an optometrist I wld prefer to buy an eye drop. Dentistry is far better and highly patronised. Come to OAU dental hospital u will see people with dental issues like swollen tongue etc.. Do you think thinks dentistry is not been patronised. Anyway, it depent on you as the dentist. A lot of people who prefer to have a sparkling white teeth, odorless mouths, tooth:brassing etc which are just simple part of dentistry. If you are good in business eg distributing pamphlets with the name of ur clinic embedded to different people like students, civil servants etc people in market and open places. Advertisting on posters, radio and so on. I assure people will fill ur clinic up. because almost everyone will prefer a better dentition as individuals, couples and others. But not anyone need to see an eye doctor, an eyedrop will work that out. And each dental operations are very costly imaging you having 5-20 people per day that cld be about 30-100 k per day

Bros sorry again
1.Can u buy drugs for refractive errors?
2.Can u buy drugs for esotropia or exotropia?
3.Lets say u wake up in the money come discover say u dey see things double,will you go to pharmacy and ask for eye drops?
4.Lets say u wake up and discover that ur vision is blurred and u can no longer see things clearly,will u go and buy eyedroos?

You can only self medicate for issues like conjuncivitis....at ur own risk though...

Dont even compare tooth ache with ocular pain...The cornea has the highest concentration of pain receptors in the body...
U never see ocular pain for ACG....

In the end sha...both are good professions

originbm:


Bros i respect dentistry as a profession...
I also respect their training...
But the fact is that u cant compare dental care with eye care in naija...
Abroad dentistry is very lucrative because whites love sweet things...
Optometry is a money spinner in nigeria....
As dull as Benin city is there are eye clinics that average 400 -500k per day.
One can bear or manage a teeth problem but u cant manage an eye problem.
A verilux px can cost as much as 50k depending on the place.
90% of every old person visit eye clinic....
Whole families use lenses,contact lenses,etc
Only glaucoma screening can net u an average of 500k a week in Benin city if u hv a handheld tonometer...
Add visual field analyser and u start to see the pic....
Even clinics without adequate equipment,whose sole sustenance is refraction in Benin city can average 120 to 200k a week.
I use Benin as example because Benin is regarded as a being in the lower bracket margin when it comes to lucrativeness.
There is no dental clinic as big as Unique eye care in Nigeria which has branches in Europe.
Talk of those that deal in in importation of lenses and contact lenses.....
The optometrist makes money both from proceedures and product sales...
One contact lens work can cost 20 to 30k depending on practice.
Low vision rehabilitation can cost as much as 70 to 150k per px.

Bros abeg dont compare dentistry and optometry in private practice oooo.

They are not equals ooo.

. me highiq is telling u something u dey argue. Na learner u be.

HighIQ:
. me highiq is telling u something u dey argue. Na learner u be.

Baba relax...u dey preach give pope
I dey nack u real tory...
Na u be d toddler ooo.

originbm:


Baba relax...u dey preach give pope
I dey nack u real tory...
Na u be d toddler ooo.

bro ORIGINBM please can you inbox me your contact (facebook and wathsapp) so that i can contact you it seems you know more about this profession

originbm:


Baba relax...u dey preach give pope
I dey nack u real tory...
Na u be d toddler ooo.

okay. Anyway, do you know that optometrists are not doctors unlike dentist. That is why both medical doctor and dentist are under the same council NMDC Nigeria medical and dental council.

HighIQ:
okay. Anyway, do you know that optometrists are not doctors unlike dentist. That is why both medical doctor and dentist are under the same council NMDC Nigeria medical and dental council.

bro optometrist are doctor, it seems you know little about this profession,

HighIQ:
okay. Anyway, do you know that optometrists are not doctors unlike dentist. That is why both medical doctor and dentist are under the same council NMDC Nigeria medical and dental council.

Bros na wa for you oooo
An optometrist is a doctor....his degree is OD....Doctor of Optometry
Abi the doctor for their names na for dash?
Dentistry is even BDS...
Optometry doesnt have to be under MDCN to qualify to award a professional doctorate....
In America dentistry is not under medical council....or dont u know?
In what way is a dentist more of a doctor than an optometrist?
The regulation of degrees and qualifications in Nigeria is done by the NUC...And by all standards an optometrist qualifies to bearcthe title "dr"
Ur dept awards u a bds unlike in usa where they award dds....so u shouldnt even bear the name doctors....
In Nigeria u r a doctor by nomenclature and not by qualification...An optometrist is a doctor by qualification because his certificate which is internationally recognized says so...
If u as a bds answers doctor wat will a dds answer?

Thnks.

HighIQ:
okay. Anyway, do you know that optometrists are not doctors unlike dentist. That is why both medical doctor and dentist are under the same council NMDC Nigeria medical and dental council.

Bros na wa for you oooo
An optometrist is a doctor....his degree is OD....Doctor of Optometry
Abi the doctor for their names na for dash?
Dentistry is even BDS...
Optometry doesnt have to be under MDCN to qualify to award a professional doctorate....
In America and many other countries dentistry is not under medical council....or dont u know?
In what way is a dentist more of a doctor than an optometrist?
The regulation of degrees and qualifications in Nigeria is done by the NUC...And by all standards an optometrist qualifies to bear the title "dr"
Ur dept awards u a bds unlike in usa where they award dds....so u shouldnt even bear the name doctors....
In Nigeria a dentist is a doctor by nomenclature and not by qualification...An optometrist is a doctor by qualification because his certificate which is internationally recognized says so...
If u as a bds answers doctor wat will a dds answer?

Thnks.

originbm:



Bros na wa for you oooo
An optometrist is a doctor....his degree is OD....Doctor of Optometry
Abi the doctor for their names na for dash?
Dentistry is even BDS...
Optometry doesnt have to be under MDCN to qualify to award a professional doctorate....
In America and many other countries dentistry is not under medical council....or dont u know?
In what way is a dentist more of a doctor than an optometrist?
The regulation of degrees and qualifications in Nigeria is done by the NUC...And by all standards an optometrist qualifies to bear the title "dr"
Ur dept awards u a bds unlike in usa where they award dds....so u shouldnt even bear the name doctors....
In Nigeria a dentist is a doctor by nomenclature and not by qualification...An optometrist is a doctor by qualification because his certificate which is internationally recognized says so...
If u as a bds answers doctor wat will a dds answer?

Thnks.

anyway follow your dream ×××tarciturn×××

originbm:



Bros na wa for you oooo
An optometrist is a doctor....his degree is OD....Doctor of Optometry
Abi the doctor for their names na for dash?
Dentistry is even BDS...
Optometry doesnt have to be under MDCN to qualify to award a professional doctorate....
In America and many other countries dentistry is not under medical council....or dont u know?
In what way is a dentist more of a doctor than an optometrist?
The regulation of degrees and qualifications in Nigeria is done by the NUC...And by all standards an optometrist qualifies to bear the title "dr"
Ur dept awards u a bds unlike in usa where they award dds....so u shouldnt even bear the name doctors....
In Nigeria a dentist is a doctor by nomenclature and not by qualification...An optometrist is a doctor by qualification because his certificate which is internationally recognized says so...
If u as a bds answers doctor wat will a dds answer?

Thnks.

and also check this topic on NL it was not on fp and it had over 25k view with posters asking for a good dental hospital and the queue that normally happen at Luth unlike private clinics. Infact one said they do book appointment over the weekend so as to be first the ff. week. Don't say what you don't know https://www.nairaland.com/7627/best-dental-clinic-lagos-nigeria

HighIQ:
and also check this topic on NL it was not on fp and it had over 25k view with posters asking for a good dental hospital and the queue that normally happen at Luth unlike private clinics. Infact one said they do book appointment over the weekend so as to be first the ff. week. Don't say what you don't know https://www.nairaland.com/7627/best-dental-clinic-lagos-nigeria

You are talking of govt. hospital where every single dept is always crammed with pxs...
Which dept in teaching hospitals is not always crammed with px?

We r talking abt private practice...
How on earth can u compare an eye clinic with a teeth clinic?
How many people do dental filling in nigeria...
The thing most dentist do is removal of teeth...

Bros go and adk people that organise rural outreach....
Eyecare is so lucrative that there are non governmental organisations that just specialise in organising outreach for eyecare...
Can u as a dentist go for dental outreach without conbining it with medical?

The few dental clinics i know in benin even team up with optometrists to make it multidisciplibary and thereby attract more patients....

Abeg no reason private practice as a dentist o....except u r in super rich areas like lekki in Lagos...where people care abt a good smile and can actually relate it with what a dentist or dental hygienist does....

originbm:



You are talking of govt. hospital where every single dept is always crammed with pxs...
Which dept in teaching hospitals is not always crammed with px?

We r talking abt private practice...
How on earth can u compare an eye clinic with a teeth clinic?
How many people do dental filling in nigeria...
The thing most dentist do is removal of teeth...

Bros go and adk people that organise rural outreach....
Eyecare is so lucrative that there are non governmental organisations that just specialise in organising outreach for eyecare...
Can u as a dentist go for dental outreach without conbining it with medical?

The few dental clinics i know in benin even team up with optometrists to make it multidisciplibary and thereby attract more patients....

Abeg no reason private practice as a dentist o....except u r in super rich areas like lekki in Lagos...where people care abt a good smile and can actually relate it with what a dentist or dental hygienist does....

you need to be patient. dont compare optometry with opthalmology or optician.Those ones are ur boss.Tell me how can an individual visit an eye clinic when we have gov hospital and eye drops. And again stop saying what u don't know a lot of people do visit a priv dental. clinic each day due to the large queue in govern hospitals. I am sure out of 20 millon; lagosians about 50 k will visit dentist in a month. And there is no way you could see such even with micro scopic view. You say ppl don't visit dentist but you as a dentist can stand out. By public enlightment and thorough adverts in universities,sec sch, companies churches and even in the media to make you clinic very popular. I am sure 1 out of ten nigerian has a mouth odour and almost every people has a yellow and horrible dentition And I assure you u will be seeing nothing less than 150 people out of the million of people in ur state per day. And again dentistry is not only focus on the teeth we have other complex issues in it.. come to oau dental hos and see people with chronic dental issue like swollen tongue etc

originbm:



Bros na wa for you oooo
An optometrist is a doctor....his degree is OD....Doctor of Optometry
Abi the doctor for their names na for dash?
Dentistry is even BDS...
Optometry doesnt have to be under MDCN to qualify to award a professional doctorate....
In America and many other countries dentistry is not under medical council....or dont u know?
In what way is a dentist more of a doctor than an optometrist?
The regulation of degrees and qualifications in Nigeria is done by the NUC...And by all standards an optometrist qualifies to bear the title "dr"
Ur dept awards u a bds unlike in usa where they award dds....so u shouldnt even bear the name doctors....
In Nigeria a dentist is a doctor by nomenclature and not by qualification...An optometrist is a doctor by qualification because his certificate which is internationally recognized says so...
If u as a bds answers doctor wat will a dds answer?

Thnks.

My friend don't dare compare a Dentist qualification with an Optometrist! You should stop arguing things you are ignorant about!
Do optometrists learn anatomy, biochemistry and physiology in details? Do they learn Pathology and Pharmacology? Did they read medicine and surgery? So how would you place both of them on the same level in medical hierarchy? What does an optometrist even know in the body? they are not even the bosses in their field!
MBBS - this is the degree awarded to medicine and surgery students, is their Doctor there? so according to your wrapped thinking, they are not doctors?

Ok. As a Bsc Holder in Industrial Chemistry from UI. Now, want to branch into medical courses. What are the medical courses u know one can do through D.E. Please, I need accurate answer.