2023-06-19 16:36:30
Once you have finished high school, surely you are in the position of deciding which degree to study. If you are considering studying optometry, be sure to read us because below we are going to offer you a list of the best places to study this career and some of the things that you have to take into account.
What is the career of optometry?
This is the discipline in charge of the primary care of visual health. This is achieved with actions of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and correction of refracted defects, accommodative, muscular and ocular diseases. In addition, it is calculated from the design, calculation, adaptation and control of contact and ophthalmic lenses.
It is also in charge of studying and investigating the possible causes of binocular dysfunctions and is dedicated to the care and functioning of the visual system at short distances.
Why study this career?
If you have thought about studying optometry, you should first consider whether:
You have a vocation for health sciences. You would like to innovate in techniques and instruments to improve visual health. Would you like to work helping communities that do not have access to health services?
Where can you work if you end up studying optometry?
Graduates in optometry can find work in the following professional spaces:
Private office: opening your own in order to attend patients for the diagnosis and treatment of any problem related to visual health. Public or private institutions in the health sector: clear examples are specialized clinics or hospitals.
The best universities to study this career
There are both public and private universities to study optometry. Below we will present the five best places (of each type) in which to study:
Public universities: Faculty of Higher Studies Iztacala (UNAM); National School of Higher Studies León (UNAM); IPN (National Polytechnic Institute); UAA (Autonomous University of Aguascalientes) and UAQ (Autonomous University of Querétaro). Private universities: UVAQ (Vasco de Quiroga University); ETAC University; Eastern Institute of Higher Studies of Tamaulipas; Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and Siloe Jalisciense Institute of Health Sciences.
What you should know, before fully delving into the studies of this career, is that optometry is constantly evolving, so you will have to train continuously. But yes, it is true that it is a type of growing degree that will allow you to work both inside and outside of Mexico.
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