For the relative lack of basic education in optometry in China, students with an engineering background in optics, the study of optical and optometric devices is a very promising direction for application. Domestic optometry graduate student enrollment first appeared in the late 1980s, while the United States optometric professional education began in the 1950s. Currently, about 20 U.S. schools have optometry programs, which focus on the application of interdisciplinary knowledge to the study and application of visual perception and the visual system, and include subjects such as cognitive psychology, neuroscience, computer science, optics, psychophysics, optometry, ophthalmology, etc., to comprehensively address the problem of human vision from the perspectives of psychology, medicine, engineering, and other perspectives.
At present, within the scope of optometry research, the research methods suitable for the application of engineering optics background are mainly optical tomography technology (Optical Coherence Tomography), adaptive optics technology (Adaptive Optics) and related laser technology, etc. In addition to the background of the application of engineering optics, certain biological aspects such as neuroscience background is a must. In addition to engineering optics, a certain biological background such as neuroscience is necessary to analyze the various phases generated by neurology and ophthalmology imaging with optical theories and knowledge, and apply the mechanisms in optics to develop and manufacture state-of-the-art and accurate optometric instruments to correct various visual phases, conduct various ophthalmology professional examinations, and assist in visual restoration treatments.
Optometry graduates of the most relevant occupations to all levels of general hospitals, specialized hospitals, medical schools, optical companies, optometric equipment research closed as optometrists, ophthalmology and optometry teaching and research, the development of new optometric corrective devices and technology, eye examination professionals and technicians. Some of the more widely used ophthalmologic examinations include slit lamp microscopy, specialized ultrasound, intraocular pressure examination, fundus examination, corneal topography examination, and synoptiscope examination. Of course, if you want to practice as an ophthalmologist or optometrist in the U.S., it is relatively difficult to do so in the U.S., and you need to obtain the appropriate medical license.
For the application of optometric knowledge, I believe that we have an understanding of the expensive cost of prescription glasses in foreign countries. In Australia, the cost of a pair of eyeglasses is generally around 900 Australian dollars, which includes 150 yuan for optometry, 450 for frames (generally 200-500), and 250 yuan for lenses. Although the expenditure on optometry can generally be covered by health insurance, the remaining part of the cost is still not expensive. From this perspective, it can be stated that one of the pathways for optometry graduates? Dispensing glasses is a very favorable industry in the job market.