What is Vision Care?
The ophthalmic health care profession (Vision Care) offers challenging and rewarding careers in ophthalmic retail and health care industries. This program simultaneously prepares students to work with Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Eye Care Corporations.
What are the career opportunities?
The Optician (LDO) plays a vital role in fitting and adapting corrective lenses and other optical devices to aid vision. They fit eyeglasses and contact lenses for patients, perform diagnostic testing and are able to operate as independent practitioners.
Optometric Technician (OPT.R) is a Para-Optometric who has completed the first year of study in the vision care program and successfully completes the Para-Optometric Registry Examination. They assist the Optometrist with patient intake office management, clinical data collection, ophthalmic fabrication and dispensing.
What are the employment projections?
Fashion, too, influences demand. Frames come in a growing variety of styles and colors encouraging people to buy more than one pair. Demand is also expected to grow in response to the availability of new technologies that improve the quality and look of corrective lenses, such as anti-reflective coatings and bifocal lenses without the line. Improvements in bifocal, extended wear, and disposable contact lenses will also spur demand.
Success of students: Our graduates have an excellent pass rate on the ABO, NCLE and State Board examinations
Accreditations: The College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to award Associate Degrees.
What options do I have? The program is full time (18 months) leading to an Associate of Science degree in Vision Care. Graduates sit for the State Board Licensure examinations.
Where is the program offered? The technical courses are offered at the BC North campus in Coconut Creek. Clinic courses are offered at various sites throughout Broward County. General academic courses may be taken at any BC campus
What are the benefits of attending Broward College? BC is an accredited public institution with an open door policy and a diverse student body. The College provides quality education at low cost; approximately $4500 for the program including the cost of tuition, fees, books and uniforms.
Where do I get more information? Contact Minina Mckie, Vision Care Program Coordinator at 954 201-2080 or visit our Contact Us page for more information
*Source Occupational Outlook Handbook |
People are more aware of visual problems today because modern civilization places greater demands on our eyes. Clear and comfortable vision is essential for us to perform as we work and enjoy our leisure time activities. The demand for qualified personnel gives our graduates a wide range of employment opportunities.