BSc (Hons) Optometry

Optometrists detect sight problems and prescribe and fit glasses, contact lenses, and other visual aids. They also detect and manage a variety of eye conditions such as glaucoma, dry eye, and age-related macular degeneration. GCU’s Optometry degree course is designed to provide the theoretical and practical training to equip our graduates with the skills needed to work as independent eyecare professionals in an advanced clinical role in Scotland. Our students receive training in basic vision science as well as clinical care, to help them become critical-thinking optometrists. Our students benefit from our state-of-the-art, on-campus clinical training facilities. Students develop their skills, under expert supervision, in our modern Vision Centre, located at the heart of the campus. They gain experience in specialist clinics, which include contact lenses, myopia, low vision, learning disability, visual stress, and dry eye.