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About Department

The Department of Optometry was established in the year of 2017, offers Bachelors of Optometry which is a 4 years programme (3+1 year clinical Internship). 

Key Features

  • Follows a semester based evaluation system.
  • Well-equipped clinical demonstration and practical rooms.
  • Adequate library facilities.
  • Case discussions and evidence-based journal clubs.
  • Faculty grand rounds.
  • MoU with 15 tertiary eye hospitals in Southern India.
Core Competencies
  • Contact lens
  • Binocular vision
  • Low vision
  • Dispensing

 

Achievements

Research:

The Department of Optometry actively participates in conducting the research, so far the department could get the articles published in Scopus-9 , WoS-2 and UGC-1, 1 Patent.

Student achievements:

1.During 2021 World Optometry Day celebrations, Optometry Association of Tamil Nadu

(OATN) conducted National wide video contest and 2018 batch Optometry students

banged both the 1 st and 2 nd prize.

  1. Indian Optometry Association(IOA) in fusion with Andhra Pradesh Optometry Association (APOA) have conducted CME on Contact Lens at Shankar Foundation, Vizag on 24-09-2023, During the poster presentation, students have participated and won 1 st and 2 nd prize.

Faculty achievements:

  1. Mr N Dinesh Kumar has qualified NET University Grants Commission on 5 th January 2019, he also won Gold Medal in Masters in Optometry from Central University of Hyderabad in 2020.
  2. Mr Sourajit Kumar Banerjee has won Gold Medal in Masters in Optometry from Sushanth University, Haryana in 2022.

Record of 90% placement of our students into both marketing and hospital sector.

Department Activities

Eye Screening Camps:

The department has the vision to offer community-based eye care services by conducting vision screening camps at nearby rural areas. Starting from 2017, this initiative paved the way for screening for more than 20,000 members, 2,000 spectacle prescriptions, and 1000 referrals to the nearby tertiary institutes. With the collaboration of Essilor, the department could give free spectacles to the families with poor income background as a significance of Sustainable Development Goals.

EYE SCREENING CAMPS DETAILS

Sr.No Date Screening Location The age group of people gets screened Total No of people screened No.of refractive errors found No. of prescriptions provided No. of referrals for any other specific conditions
1 20-02-1018 Kothavalasa-Centurion School 8-13 yrs 200 96
2 14-09-2018 Gidijala 18-70 years 200 100
3 1-10-2018 Potnuru 18-70 years 106
4 14-03-2018 Padmanabham 18-70 years 300
5 07-09-2018

To

12-09-2018

 Chintala palem 18-70 years 860
6 20-9-2018 Kothavalasa-Mandalam 18-70 years 800
7 10-10-2018 Deaspathruni Palem 18-70 years 200
8 11-10-2018 Tadivalasa 18-70 years 182
9 08-02-2019 Madhurawada 18-70 years 120
10 09-02-2019 Isakathota 18-70 years 156
11 09-02-2019 Anakapalli 18-70 years 139
12 09-02-2019 Cheepurupalli 18-70 years 149
13 10-02-2019 Narasannapeta 18-70 years 296
14 11-02-2019

To

14-02-2019

 V.Madugula Mandalm 18-70 years 890
15 01-07-2019 Bakuru palem 18-70 years 200 56
16 01-07-2019 Boni 18-70 years 146 82
17 03-06-2019 Tarulvada 18-70 years 136
18 19-03-2019 Gandigundam 18-70 years 120 96
19 04-06-2019 Ichchapuram 18-70 years 156
20 07-07-2019 Mettamedipalem 18-70 years 112
21 26-07-2019 Gudilova 18-70 years 115
22 13-12-2019 Dharmavaram, Vizianagaram 18-70 years 60
23 20-03-2019 VITAM Engg.College 18-70 years 196
24 04-01-2019 VNIPS Pharmacy college 18-70 years 84 10
25 08-07-2019

To

09-07-2019

 Dukkavanipalem 18-70 years 200
26 10-11-2019

TO

16-11-2019

 DR.YSR KANTI VELUGU

Gajuwaka

Madhurawada

 18-70 years 31182

33210

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27 12/03/21 Gayatri Junior college (Gotlam) 16-20 years 300 91 20 0
28 21/03/21 Apex Junior college (Vizianagaram) 16-19 years 60 25 10 0
29 12/09/2021 Rollawaka Village screening for elderly 18-70 years 100 6 3 80 for cataracts
30 08/10/2021 Gayatri Junior college (Vizianagaram) 16-19 years 150 68 22 0
31 20/01/2022 Srinivasa Junior College (Vizianagaram) 16-20 years 108 32 18 0
32 23/06/2022 Kondakarakam village screening for elderly 18-60 years 45 10 7 15 for cataracts
33 16th April 2023 Apex College 17-23 years 50 10
34 17th March 2023 Kondavelagada 25-50 40 12 14 cataract

4 pterygium
35 9th July 2023 Delhi Public School 6-9 years 168 40
36 10th July 2023 Delhi Public School 10-13 years 206 62
37 11th August 2023 MIHIRA Charitable organization ,Visakhapatnam 25-60 64 20 5 10

cataracts
38 12-April -2023 Gadruballi Below 40-60 years 18 42 8 7 cataracts

2 Pterygium

Journals Club and Faculty Grand Rounds

Apart from these social responsibilities, the department marked first in taking the initiative of conducting Faculty Grand rounds and Research Journals Club to enrich the knowledge through case discussions and evidence based learning among the students.

EVENTS By The DEPARTMENTS

  • World Optometry Day
  • World Sight Day
  • Women’s Day
  • Men’s Day
  • Seminars
  • Webinars
  • Workshops

Department Activities

PROJECTS

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Research Center

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Infrastructure

6 Physical Laboratories

  1. Dispensing Laboratory
  2. Binocular vision Laboratory
  3. Refraction Laboratory
  4. Contact Lens Laboratory
  5. Low Vision Laboratory
  6. GT Opticals

Dispensing Laboratory

Binocular vision Laboratory

Refraction Laboratory

 

 

Contact Lens Laboratory

 

 

Low Vision Laboratory

 

 

GT Opticals

 

 

Programme

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