History of Optometry

At the end of the History of Optometry course, the student should be able to: 1. explain the history and development of Optometry as a profession; 2. discuss Hammurabi the sixth king of Babylon who established standards and laws for commercial interactions between individuals and trades; 3. discuss development through the middle age centuries, the renaissance period and the seventeenth / eighteenth centuries regarding optometry; 4. describe the golden age of optics till present period; 5. discuss the history of Optometry in Nigeria; and 6. state the roles of organisations like Nigerian Optometric Association, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria; and the World Council of Optometry.

History of Optometry: Development of Optometry as a profession. The ancient times and personalities (such as the code of Hammurabi); The middle age centuries; the renaissance period; the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The golden age of optics till present period, including history of Optometry in Nigeria. Roles of the Nigerian Optometric Association; Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria; World Council of Optometry. First institution to start Optometry education in Nigeria. The first Nigerian institution to commence the Doctor of Optometry programme. An introduction to Optometric terms. 300 Level