Chitkara University Ties up with Lenskart - Indian Optical Eyewear Retail Chain to Offer 4-Year Bachelors in Optometry under Chitkara School of Health Sciences

Chitkara University anunced launch of a 4-year BOptom Program in collaboration with Lenskart, a leading Indian Optical Eyewear Retail Chain with largest Spectacles Labs and Optical store chains with eye testing facility in India.

Commenting on collaboration, Mr. Peyush Bansal, Founder & CEO Lenskart, said, “Our mission is to provide vision to India! India has a huge vision deficit with over 300 million people deprived of vision correction and hence solving this gap requires over 100,000 more high-quality optometrists. To develop this talent requires combined practical and academic experience. With this partnership with Chitkara University Lenskart hopes to help develop future workforce of vision care, that will be instrumental in shaping future of primary eye care need in India.”

re’s a popular saying that goes,"Eyes are windows to an individual’s soul". This poetic tion being ackwledged, eyes offer us a viewpoint of reading, writing, and carrying out everyday tasks both personal and professional. As caretakers of se eyes, optometrists are eye care specialists that are regarded as one of most significant and highly looked upon professionals in field of healthcare.

Optometry is a field of healthcare that is focused on dealing with matters related to eye. Optometry also involves providing a one-stop-shop for eye and vision care. An optometrist provides primary eye and vision care, performs eye examinations to detect vision problems, and prescribes corrective lenses to correct those problems. Optometry is a discipline that caters to offering gift of an ubstructed and clear vision. Since public demand for well-qualified optometrists is rising, high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate courses are required to educate and train students who aspire to shape a successful career in field.

Keeping in line with this demand, Chitkara University has tied up with Lenskart, which is an optical eyewear prescription retail chain pioneer for offering a high-quality Bachelors in Optometry to students. As a result of this association, students will be able to pursue a Bachelor’s level degree after successful completion of ir class 12th.

Bachelor of Optometry is a full-time degree under regular education pattern including a year of internship. This undergraduate degree will train students with requisite skills and kwledge that is needed to work as an optometrist. students who pursue this course will be trained to understand science behind diseases of eye, its diagsis, treatment and rehabilitation and referral as appropriate. Gaining in-depth kwledge will help students to become professionals who can reduce vision-related issues. Devising ways to offer a functional and effective healthcare delivery system, field of Optometry is one of most important and fastest-growing fields. upcoming future reflects great promise for professionals who are in practice of optometry, and even brighter for ones who are studying to become optometrists. As a profession that is growing much faster than most or fields on job market of healthcare industry, Optometry is set to provide bright career growth to professionals. fundamental reason for Chitkara Univerity’s association with Lens Kart has been done with an aim to empower students by enabling m to make best out of Optometry field. As always, Chitkara University is working persistently in its efforts to revolutionize education in India so that upcoming generations can go above and beyond in ir abilities to build a successful career. On or hand, LensKart continues to pioneer market of Indian optical prescription eyewear retail with over 600 stores situated over 150 Indian cities.

With coming toger of Chitkara University and LensKart, students can expect a premium grade education that will train m to offer comprehensive care for visual systems like vision, detection of all kinds of eye diseases, carefully prescribing eye correction options like suitable eyeglasses, contact lenses and low vision aids. In addition to training students in fundamental subjects like Ocular anatomy, ocular diseases, neurophysiology of visual system, general anatomy, etc., Bachelors in Optometry will also help students explore jobs and entrepreneurial landscape in field.

Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor of Chitkara University, said that 4-year BOptom Program offered in collaboration with Lenskart, is an outcome of Chitkara University's relentless focus on offering programs designed and delivered in conjunction with industry leaders and contribute to nation-building by developing indigeus talent. Chitkara University affirms its support to Prime Minister's mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

This collaboration will ensure that curriculum is dynamic and tailored to constantly evolving industry trends. Students get exposure to industry's best practices during ir degree." With a personalized and hands-on mentoring combined with placement support, students will have many job opportunities in Optometry & Retail avenues. Looking ahead, association of Chitkara University and Lenskart is aimed at training as many students as possible for a bright future for this highly satisfying profession.

With multinational collaborations, re is a significant growth in industry of optical products. Also an increasing number of people are hooked on to need for specialized eye care. An immediate result will be a soaring demand for optometrists, great learning exposure, and professionally satisfying career growth and so, attaining a bachelor's degree in Optometry is a great way to begin journey of making a successful career.