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What is the fastest way to become an optometrist?

I know that becoming an optometrist takes time, but I want to know if there are any schools out there that will help me get to my career faster #medicine #healthcare #optometry

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Cindy’s Answer

The fastest way is first- you need to go to college. So the sooner the better,
A 4 year college is key. If you want a chance to bypass the full 4 years then you need to take the requirement for getting into optometry school. These are listed in the website of each optometry school- so make sure you look. Some schools require you to graduate from undergrad first but others don't,
Basically skip the generic classes and go straight for what you need. Once you got those classes down and assuming you did awesome in them. You can take the OAT and apply to Optometry schools. The. It's 4 years after that.
In total it's a minimum of 6 years, but usually people take 8-9. There no residency required so once you graduate and pass fancy exams then you're done.
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The faster way is in 6 years. Assuming you only take the required classes in undergrad that are posted to each optometry schools website. Those usually take 2 years at least - then it's 4 years of optometry school.

Thank you comment icon You should know that not all optometry schools will accept you without a bachelors degree- so you would need to only look at schools where early acceptance is possible, Cindy Cesar
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Gauri’s Answer

One of the fastest ways to become an optometrist is to do a Bachelor in Optometry course. It is a 4 year full time course. ITM Institute offers this course. The course is UGC recognised and includes theoretical and practical aspects of Optometry. The last year of the course includes internship.
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Jared’s Answer

Optometry school takes 4 years, so if you want to become an Optometrist quickly, you would need to shorten how long it takes you to get the pre-reqs done. Technically, you could only do those, however, a Bachelor's is typically needed to get accepted.
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