Research Project

At the end of OPT 698 (Research Project), the student should be able to: 1. develop critical thinking skills and strong coping strategies; 2. develop good analytical and presentation skills; 3. develop good interpersonal relationship with teachers and peers; 4. develop good mastery of handling equipment with effective utilization; 5. collect and use data to fill gaps in knowledge and improving eye care delivery; and 6. present thoroughly thought through own idea and project orally, poster and mini-dissertation.

An investigation is carried out in specialised areas of optometry under the supervision of academic staff and a thesis embodying the results is submitted and defended at the end.