You can become a qualified optometrist being meticulous in your role and paying close attention to detail. Study how to detect sight problems, prescribe and fit glasses and contact lenses and detect and manage eye conditions at degree level.

Study an integrated master’s course and become a qualified optometrist, learning how to detect, diagnose and manage conditions of the eye and vision.

Through this innovative, interactive degree, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills you need to work as an optometrist and, importantly, continually adapt to the challenges faced in delivering eye-care provision in today’s health care environment. 

A contact lens optician (CLO) is a specialist practitioner who is trained and qualified to fit, and provide aftercare for, patients with contact lenses.

ABDO College specialises in the provision of blended and distance learning education for the optical profession. The Fellowship Dispensing Diploma course is for trainee Dispensing Opticians working in optical practice in the UK, Ireland or overseas who are interested in advancing their optical knowledge to achieve a professional qualification.

The Low Vision Honours course is for qualified dispensing opticians, contact lens opticians, orthoptists, optometrists or ophthalmologists that have a specialist interest in working with patients with low vision

This course is designed for all support staff working in optics, from entry level to those with a desire to reinforce their skills and broaden the knowledge gained in practice