Dakota wrote:
I was wondering what post secondary institution you can go to, to take a course in optometry.

ANSWER

Hi Dakota,

I’m glad to hear that you are interested in optometry as a career.  Of course I am biased but I believe that optometry is one of the best professions there is.  To become an optometrist you have to complete at least three years of undergraduate study usually in sciences at university and then apply and be accepted into a four year accredited optometry program.  There are only two optometry schools in Canada.  One at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario and one at Univeristé de Montréal in Montréal, Québec.  There are also a number of schools in the United States that are accredited.  After completing optometry school, licensing or board exams must be completed to obtain a license to practice optometry.  If you want to learn more about what an optometrist does a lot of optometrists will let you job shadow with them for a half or full day to get a sense of what a typical day is like.  Below I have given you two website links.  One is to the CAO website, which lists more detailed information and one is to the University of Waterloo Optometry website, which again gives more information including what undergraduate courses are required for admission to optometry school.  http://www.opto.ca/en/public/03_optometry/03_03_career_info.asp,
http://www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca/prospective/od/.

Good luck with your studies!
Dr. Carol Doman

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