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Pre-Optometry [Not a Degree Program]

Ball State University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 51.1701

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Locations

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  • Muncie, Indiana

    2000 W. University Ave, Muncie, Indiana, 47306

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessScienceJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryBiologyCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageMathematics

Abilities

Oral ExpressionProblem SensitivityOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingFlexibility of Closure

Tasks

  • Examine eyes, using observation, instruments, and pharmaceutical agents, to determine visual acuity
  • Analyze test results and develop a treatment plan.
  • Prescribe, supply, fit and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids.

Technology

Medical softwareInternet browser softwareAccounting softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

4-well lens holders8-well lens flippersAdult fixation targetsAmsler gridsAutorefractorsBinocular indirect ophthalmoscopesBiomicroscopesBroken wheel visual acuity cardsChild fixation targetsClear 20 diopter condensing lensesClear 78 diopter condensing lensesColor vision testing devicesCombined cover paddle occludersContact lens loupesCorneal pachymeters

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Optometrists29-1041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Full-scope comprehensive eye examinations integrating advanced imaging, electrodiagnostics, and provocative pharmaceutical testing — perform autonomously for medically complex patients across a high-volume optometric or hospital-affiliated practice.
  • Complex multi-factorial treatment plans addressing concurrent ocular pathology, systemic disease implications, and patient-specific visual demands — analyze, synthesize, and implement with full professional autonomy.
  • Specialty contact lens modalities including scleral lenses, orthokeratology, and therapeutic bandage lenses — prescribe, fit, and optimize for irregular corneas and medically indicated conditions in a specialty eye care center.
  • Pharmacological treatment regimens for glaucoma, ocular surface disease, uveitis, and infectious keratitis — manage longitudinally, adjusting therapies based on clinical response and emerging resistance patterns.
  • Pre-operative and post-operative co-management protocols for advanced refractive, cataract, and vitreoretinal surgeries — oversee independently, coordinating with surgical teams to ensure seamless patient transitions and outcomes monitoring.
  • Nuanced patient counseling on progressive ocular conditions requiring behavioral, optical, and pharmaceutical interventions — deliver using motivational techniques and individualized communication strategies across diverse patient populations.
  • Non-routine foreign body cases involving penetrating or chemical injury — assess, triage, and manage emergently, initiating immediate referral pathways and providing stabilizing care within scope in an emergency eye care scenario.
  • Diagnostic ambiguity in presentations of neuro-ophthalmic, retinal, or anterior segment disease — resolve through systematic differential reasoning, advanced testing interpretation, and timely specialist consultation.
  • Practice-level electronic health record systems, coding standards, and clinical outcome metrics — monitor and optimize to maintain documentation quality, billing accuracy, and patient safety compliance.
  • Critical appraisal of peer-reviewed ophthalmic and optometric research — apply to update clinical protocols, challenge outdated practices, and integrate emerging evidence into autonomous daily decision-making.

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