Master of Optometry: Entrance Examination Syllabus

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Entrance Examination Syllabus

Here I have briefly outlined the curriculum of Entrance Examination of Master of Optometry, Pokhara University

Note: in the previous year i.e 2019, the total weightage of the entrance examination was 150. However, as the entrance examination mechanism has been centralized from 2020, they have redesigned the syllabus for a total weightage of 200, as with all other Master's level courses.

Area / Subject Format	MCQ (No of Questions)-*OLD Syllabus*
Pharmacology (General + Ocular)	5
Ocular Anatomy and Physiology	5
Optics (Physical, geometrical, visual, ophthalmic and applied optics)	30
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, research methodology, community and public health	5
Visual Science	5
Ocular disease and Ocular Emergencies	20
Investigative Optometry and diagnostic procedure	20
Binocular Vision and Pediatric Optometry	20
Contact Lens	15
Ocular Prosthesis and Eye Banking	5
Low vision, Visual Impairment, Vision Rehabilitation and Geriatric Optometry	10
Occupational and Industrial Optometry	7
Practice Management, Ethics and law in Optometry	3
Total	150

Though, the revised syllabus of the entrance examination is as follows:

All the questions are multiple choice questions
One MCQ carries 1 marks; total 200 questions (Now)

Area/ subject	MCQ (No of Questions)-*New Syllabus*
Basic science and organs system	8
Ocular anatomy and physiology	16
Visual science	10
Ocular disease	16
Diagnostic and investigative optometry	16
Ophthalmic and dispensing optics	20
Pediatric optometry and binocular vision	20
Contact lens and ocular prosthesis	20
Low vision and visual rehabilitation	20
Community optometry	10
Geriatric optometry and vision care	10
Research methodology and bio-statistics	8
Ethics and practice management in optometry	6

Total	200