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Nigerian Postgraduate College of Optometrists

Nigerian Postgraduate
College of Optometrists

Faculty Program

Primary Care Optometry

A specialist residency in comprehensive primary eye care — the first and most common point of contact between the public and the eye-care system.

Program Overview

Primary Care Optometry builds depth in the full range of routine and complex presentations seen in general practice: refractive management, binocular vision, anterior and posterior segment assessment, ocular pharmacology, systemic disease with ocular manifestations, and the referral decisions that determine patient outcomes.

Vision

To raise the standard of first-contact eye care nationally by producing consultant-level primary care Optometrists.

Mission

To train clinicians whose diagnostic reach and referral judgement make them the reliable front line of Nigeria's eye-care system.

Program Structure & Duration

Duration: 4 Years Minimum
Award: FNCO in Primary Care Optometry
Structure: Part I & Part II

Detailed curriculum pending Faculty Board ratification

The Primary Care Optometry fellowship follows the College's standard four-year Part I / Part II structure. The year-by-year course schedule, codes and credit loading are being finalised by the Faculty Board and will be published here once ratified.

Contact the Registrar for current details

Admission Requirements

  • A degree of O.D (Doctor of Optometry) from an ODORBN-accredited institution
  • A minimum of 3-year post-NYSC clinical experience
  • Must be in good standing with ODORBN
  • Pass the Primary Examination for admission

Faculty Leadership

Faculty office holders to be announced

The Chairman and Secretary of the Faculty of Primary Care Optometry will be listed here once their appointments are confirmed by the College.

Contact the Registrar for current details

Ready to Apply?

Join the Faculty of Primary Care Optometry and train to consultant level in your specialty.