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Doctor of Optometry

OPTO Faculty Profile | Latest OPTO Prospectus

 

Individuals have the right to quality eye care through highly educated and well-trained primary eye care providers. The Department of Optometry readily prepares a learning environment that nurtures support and advance an individual to this professional discipline. This ideal is translated into a student’s experience to demonstrate service to each individual by addressing each person’s specific needs while ethically integrating therapeutic outcomes with the needs of the greater society.

The faculty commits itself with the comprehensive preparation in the science and art of the profession and provides the foundation for fully assuming the role of a professional which encompasses practice, pursuit of clinical expertise, commitment to academic and clinical teaching, and facilitation of research.

The Department believes that any individual who aspires to be Doctor of Optometry is endowed with a foundation of lifelong learning, committed to give eye care to varied individuals, ethically bound in the realm of practice and recognizes service in a dynamic health care environment.

 

BOARD EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE
 
Of the 75.67% who took the Optometry Licensure Examination 62.16% have successfully made it. Three became topnotchers:
 
July 2010 - Top 1
July 2002 - Top 3
July 2000 - Top 5
 
 
COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES
 
The Optometry Department actively participates in the outreach programs by providing visual screening and refraction to the three adopted barangays of the institution.
 
Our service is not limited to our adopted barangays. We support government and non-government organization who are concerned in the preservation of vision.
 
 
 
AFFILIATIONS
 
Ophthalmology Clinics:
 
  • Eye Laser Center - Brokenshire Hospital, Madapo Hills, Davao City
  • Ophthalmology Clinic - Davao Doctors Hospital, Gen. Malvar St., Davao City
  • Morada Eye and Cataract Center - Davao Doctors Medical Tower, Gen. Malvar St., Davao City
  • Rolando Gestuvo Clinic - Davao Doctors Medical Tower, Gen. Malvar St., Davao City
 
 
Optometry Clinics:
 
  • Ideal Vision Center - SM-Davao; Gaisano Mall-Davao
  • EyeCrafter - SM-Davao; Gaisano Mall-Davao
  • Vision Express - SM-Davao
  • AC Vision - Gaisano Mall-Davao
  • Magdale Optical Clinic - Illustre St., Davao City
  • Optical Arts Center - Agdao, Davao City
  • Hoya - A. Pichon St., Davao City