Optician/Technician Program

We are currently accepting applications and have courses open in the IU School of Optometry Optician/Technician Program.

This program is great for students who would like to learn a marketable skill in an exciting health field in two years or less! The Optician/Technician Program at the IU School of Optometry leads to an Associate of Science degree and qualifies graduates to enter a variety of positions in the ophthalmic field. Some students combine our courses with other fields of study and earn bachelor degrees. Recently, we have had students combining our courses with majors such as, Music and the Bachelor of General Studies through the School of Continuing Studies. Our students learn a marketable skill that is in high demand.

Many graduates work assisting eye doctors, performing a variety of functions in the eye care practice. For those who prefer a different setting, the prescription optical laboratory is an option. Some graduates establish themselves as independent opticians. Others work for the ophthalmic lens, frame, or contact lens companies that supply eye care professionals.

There are two courses in the Optician/Technician Program open to any interested students. (Students don’t need to apply to the program or get permission to enroll. They just register for the course.) In the fall semester, V201 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye is offered and in the spring semester, V153 Ophthalmic Dispensing is offered. Course descriptions can be found in OneStart in the schedule of classes or by going directly to the URL below and selecting “OPT”.
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/class.html (click on OPT)

Although some students who enter this program later enter a doctor of optometry degree program, this program is not a prerequisite for or guarantee of entry into the doctor of optometry program. For more information and application visit our web page:
www.opt.indiana.edu/opttech

Interested, but still not sure? Contact Sandi Pickel to arrange a tour of the optometry clinic and optical laboratory at 812-855-3997 email: pickels@indiana.edu

Sandi Pickel
Associate Director of the Optician/Technician Program IU School of Optometry 800 E. Atwater Avenue Rm 502 Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-3997
fax 812-855-4389
pickels@indiana.edu
www.opt.indiana.edu/opttech