A specialist residency preparing optometrists to assess, diagnose and manage vision and eye-health conditions in infants, children and adolescents.
Paediatric Optometry equips the resident with the clinical judgement required to examine patients who cannot always describe their own symptoms. Training spans visual development from birth, refractive and binocular anomalies in childhood, myopia management, paediatric ocular disease, and the interaction between vision and learning.
To produce specialist Optometrists capable of leading paediatric eye-care services in hospitals, schools and community settings across Nigeria.
To advance children's eye health through rigorous clinical training, applied research and collaboration with paediatric and educational services.
Join the Faculty of Paediatric Optometry and train to consultant level in your specialty.