Diploma in Optometry is being phased out in India. The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has stopped Diploma in Optometry admissions from 2020

Diploma in Optometry is being phased out in India. The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University has stopped Diploma in Optometry admissions from 2020. Diploma in optometry holders from a recognized university may join B.Optom as lateral entry candidates, directly in to the second year. In B.Optom they will learn specialized topics like specialty contact lenses, low vision rehabilitation, optometric optics, specialized dispensing, research methodology, paediatric optometry, geriatric optometry, occupational optometry, binocular vision and vision therapy.