The main objective of Optometry Education is to provide the country with Optometrists who are scientifically competent, technically skilled and globally competitive to deliver the full spectrum of optometric services required in Primary Health Care.
To provide effective instruction and training for prospective optometrists, the College has set the following objectives:
- imbue the students with a high regard for academic excellence and ideals of professionalism;
- promote wholesome values and attitudes in the practice of their profession;
- provide opportunities for leadership in socio-civic activities; and
- encourage research endeavours to strengthen the optometry profession.
