四年制视光学博士学位专业课程涵盖了视光学的所有临床和实践方面以及视科学的理论和基础方面。从第一天起，我们的学生就致力于将各种主题融合在一起的临床案例在视觉科学，光学，生物学，疾病，遗传学和生理学-药理学领域。第一年夏季，您可以与我们的教职员工一起参加广泛主题的研究，包括光学成像，早期糖尿病检测，颜色进入IU验光学院仅20个月后，您就可以准备检查患者了。临床实践一直持续到第三年，并在第四年达到四次为期12周的实习期。
The four-year professional Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) degree program includes all the clinical and practical facets of optometry, as well as the theoretical and fundamental aspects of vision science.From day one, our students are working on clinical cases that bring together topics in vision science, optics, biology, disease, genetics, and physiology-pharmacology.During the summer after your first year, you can participate in research with our faculty members in a broad range of topics, including optical imaging, early diabetes detection, color vision, and disease.Just 20 months after entering the IU School of Optometry, you will be ready to examine patients. Clinical practice continues into the third year and culminates with four 12-week externships during the fourth year.