Eye Health Clinic

Our purpose-built eye clinic, a student led equivalent to a high street optical practice, is open to members of the public.

The eye clinic provides an excellent learning environment for our Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing students to gain specialist real world skills. We work with and for the community, also working alongside Preston Hospital Eye department.

The clinic includes an extensive suite of state-of-the-art computerised equipment including OCT and retinal photography, with 15 clinic rooms, a dispensing clinic and 3 instrumentation suites.

Examinations are carried out by experienced members of staff or by our final year MSc Optometry students under direct supervision. Students on the BSc (Hons) Ophthalmic Dispensing course will have the opportunity to learn within the clinic.

We offer comprehensive eye tests and are able to carry out more tests than time constraints would allow in a normal practice. Tests are double checked by a supervisor, with plenty of time to chat through any concerns, or ask questions.

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Rupal is the Academic Lead for Vision Sciences at the University, she is a registered Optometrist committed to raising the standards of professional practice and education within the optometric community. After graduating from University of Bradford and undertaking registration ...

Catherine has practiced as a clinical optometrist for over 25 years and teaches on both the MSc Optometry and BSc (hons) Ophthalmic dispensing programmes. Catherine is module lead for OP4002 “Optometric Principles and monitoring for eye health” and clinical lead for the universit...

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Optometry, MSc

Are you working within the optical industry and want a fast-track path to a master’s degree while still working? Our three-year Optometry, MSc is an ideal option. The course allows you to integrate learning from your on-campus study into your clinical practice.

Ophthalmic Dispensing, BSc (Hons)

Our BSc Ophthalmic Dispensing is a unique, two-year fast-track programme for those in the industry who want to gain qualifications while working.