The flagship Ophthalmology MSc from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital is ideal for medics, GPs and optometrists, and connects them to the most current clinical and research expertise. It can be studied both in-person and via distance learning.

Join the eye care field as an optician. Become a valuable member of the eye health team. Learn in our nationally accredited state-of-the-art facility. Over 95% job placement. In this program, students experience a unique blend of healthcare and business management. Through theory and practical experience in labs/clinics, students learn to competently dispense eyeglasses, contact lenses, and sub-normal vision devices, and learn about basic refraction.

This category teaches the skills used in a comprehensive eye examination. The courses begin right away in the first year and continue through the second year.

This portion of the curriculum emphasizes eye examination skills, particularly optometric speciality areas: contact lens, paediatrics, and vision rehabilitation.

The mission of this program is to train competent entry-level opticians that will contribute to the community’s enhancement of quality eye care. The Optician Technology program will offer didactic and clinical training in the use of specialized equipment and procedures that will allow graduates to assist in the correction of vision deficiencies as part of a health care team.

The Optician program is two years in length and trains students to be in the forefront of eye care practice, working as part of a multi-disciplinary vision care team. Students will study ocular pathology, refracting and pharmacology, as well as business and retail aspects of the profession. Application of the theory will be demonstrated through clinical competencies focusing on refraction, filling eyeglass and contact lens prescriptions, ensuring a proper fit, and determining clients’ eyewear needs. These skills, along with business and retail skills, will be practiced and demonstrated in a dynamic, patient-centered environment.

Through its training, the optician-eyewear is invested with multiple skills. It is a vision specialist scientifically equipped in contact and optometry to interpret and translate prescriptions of the ophthalmologist as a visual aid to correct defects or deficiencies in vision.

Through a combination of theory, practice (labs), and application (practicum), you will be extensively trained in eyeglass dispensing, contact lens fitting and automated refraction.

Opticianry is one of the fastest-growing fields in the state with an average starting salary of $51,000 a year for licensed opticians. BFIT is the only college in Massachusetts that offers a degree in Opticianry and 95% of our graduates get a job in their field.