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Thinking about a career in healthcare? Learn more and speak with faculty, students and admissions professionals representing the 23 schools and colleges of optometry.
Doctors of Optometry:
Are the primary-care doctors of the eye and the frontline protectors of vision
Are often the first to detect critical health issues in their patients and refer them for timely treatment
Enjoy a balanced life and work an average of 39.5 hours a week*
Have unlimited career options, from pediatrics to geriatrics to sports vision or rehabilitative vision
Optometry offers anaverage net income from $140,913 across the profession*
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