Recommended undergraduate courses include English, math, physics, chemistry, and biology. A few schools require courses in psychology, history, sociology, speech, or business. Applicants must take the Optometry Admission Test. Optometry programs include classroom and laboratory study of health and visual sciences. Courses include pharmacology, optics, biochemistry, and systemic disease.
Students also receive clinical training in the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.
The Indiana Optometry Board is the state agency responsible for the licensure of optometrists in the state of Indiana. Licenses must be renewed every two years. Continuing education in the form of seminars, conferences, and workshops is required for license renewal. The number of hours or credits is determined by the Board. In addition, optometrists must also obtain certification in order to dispense diagnostic legend drugs used in the examination of the human eye.