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nairalife2013:
I wish u goodluck. If u get d car just like dat, tel me. Right now am dressing my kids and my wife to go say sai baba for variety of commodities at hausa quaters! If we dont come back home wid our tails between our legs, I ll com do thanksgiving for nl n send somtin to u... anon, on our marks!! Anlehleh!!!

Drdonzeez:
DENTISTRY BY FAR ,the BDS degree earns the same recognition as the MBBS degree...strictly on par!!

A4dams:
. Ur exam is on d 10th by 6a.m at west midland comm. Ayodele Matthew by name

micynute94:
Same venue...same time.... March 13

Drdonzeez:
is it possible for us to start at exactly 6.00 a.m? bcuz where i reside now is about 45mins drive to my exam venue

Emodeee:
For those of u dat r still finding it difficult to re-print ya jamb slip; dn't worry, d solution hs CUM. It will surprise u dat 2go is d solution. M aware dat many of us use a phone dat cn't power d reception of a mail, so i'm mking life easy 4 u by sending d pdf file of ya jamb slip to u via ur 2go account. Yeah, many of u dn't knw u cn receive pdf file through 2go, nw u knw.
Wah do u av to do? Jez type ya registration number here and dats all. Btw, ma 2go username is ma moniker, add up. D price is affordable, dn't be scared. M nt used to doing this bt i'm obligated to do it cos i'm aware dat sm1 out dere needs help.

drfunso1:
Check ur email I've send it

Pukka36:
Aspirant.

Pukka36:
Oga,abeg face front!

Majestic72:
my brother I've been fine o, just dat pharmacy hasn't given me any breathing space at all. U've made a good choice of course, all u need now is work hard, get at least 240 in jamb, 60 in putme and admission is urs by d grace of God

Editor1:
Nice to see that my Profession is been talked about...

@Op, am a Doctor of Optometry (OD). And its good to let u know dat Optometry is 'extra-lucrative'. Its not a very common and saturated course like Medicine and nursing. But it has got a class of its own.
It has not gotten to the height of Medicine and Surgery, but we are growing rapidly...the monetary and professional gains out dia is great. But like oda courses, u need to have passion for it, carve out time to study it over the 6yr period and get ur rewards.

U can mail me; n.s.alozie@gmail.com for more info
Dnt be discouraged. Mind u, am not "hyping" the profession as some may think. It has its downs too, if u fail to plan very well.

torpedodaezy:
that optometry is a lucrative course

MissiPEE:
#igboboy

MissiPEE:
You don't sound like you want to learn, you sound like you already have a high opinion of your own and you want to shove it down our throats. Giving the op an answer free of bias is not too much of a thing to do. I tried not to quote you Champella, but I'm referring to you.
To you op, I'll just take you back to what someone earlier had pointed out; you shouldn't study a course "just" because its lucrative. If you want money though, you should choose something else... Importer exporter comes to mind #igboboy

torpedodaezy:
y asking the question. u have chosen it already. anyway, its a nice course. I'm an optometrist. I can tell u better

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!!!

favoured234:
You should take this time to read and research about the course, Love and passion goes a long way...

When you have an idea about the aim/goal, it helps your drive..

BTW you can do very well in Herbal medicine if you have love and passion for it

femi4:
Omo ibo ni?

Pyroxene:
OK, there is a Difference between Optometry, Optician, ophthalmology etc majority of peeps will not be able to answer your question. BUT I ll tell u from personal experience, Most people in optometry are people dat did not get their preferred option which was Medicine, so Most of them go tru the program feeling sad all tru,
I ll tell u why u should not study optometry:
1- I believe u did not choose the program, u are looking for a reason to like it because dat is what u probably were given

2- Are u ready to stand the dichotomy Medical students ll give provide all tru u years in skul and even in ur professional career?

3- Quite Frankly there are almost 80% of ladies doing the programe. Hence seen as a womans course

4-Nigerian Factor has limited optometry to opticians. Without Lasik surgery

5- I can go on and on














But I can also give u reasons why its also a great program

hotgunz:
Do u even knw wat optometrists do? Cos if u did u would b ask dat question bout lucrative.

Cmanforall:
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Wrong choice, if you ask me. Spending 6 stressful years in University for this course is not worth it. Unless you just wanna answer Doctor.

I would advice you to go for Medicine. But if it seems too difficult to gain admission for that, you go for Dentistry/Nursing or Med. Lab. Science.


#my1kobo

whirlwind7:
Your asking this question in response to what rheether posted leaves a lot to be desired about you and your intentions.
In simple language; do you have any kind of passion about this course, to make you sacrifice 6 years to study it, or you are only interested in it's financial rewards after study?

No university degree or course of study guarantees that you would become rich after undertaking it. Your commitment to it will rather make you forge a path to succeed in it, even where many have failed.

Study a course because you love, understand and have the passion for it, not because someone tells you it would be a potential gold mine, or not.