{"id":5778,"date":"2024-08-15T16:55:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/?page_id=5778"},"modified":"2026-02-05T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:13:18","slug":"doctor-of-optometry-od","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/college-of-optometry\/doctor-of-optometry-od\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Optometry"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\" id=\"slateform\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/lp\/optometry_2023_marketing0168.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/lp\/optometry_2023_marketing0168.jpg 1200w, \/media\/lp\/optometry_2023_marketing0168-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Two women in lab coats, one from Western University, use an optometry device while another woman looks on.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container\">\n      <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-32 place-content-center\">\n        <div class=\"px-12 flex items-center\">\n          <div>\n                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans text-white\">Doctor of Optometry (OD)<\/h1>\n                        <span class=\"t-h3 text-white\"><br><i>Innovation and community-based experience combine for the education you need to offer compassionate care\u2014and the gift of vision.<\/i><\/span>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"px-12 mt-32 md:mt-0\">\n                    <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 bg-black\">\n            <div class=\"md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                          \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--black\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Request More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\"><div class=\"slate-form\" id=\"form_fd42c82a-f198-4e54-91c5-c11d3ce89670\">Loading&#8230;<\/div><script>\/*<![CDATA[*\/var script = document.createElement('script'); script.async = 1; script.src = 'https:\/\/apply.westernu.edu\/register\/?id=fd42c82a-f198-4e54-91c5-c11d3ce89670&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_fd42c82a-f198-4e54-91c5-c11d3ce89670&amp;sys:field:program_primary=Doctor%20of%20Optometry%20%28OD%29' + ((location.search.length > 1) ? 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Our low student-to-faculty ratio ensures true one-on-one learning opportunities, with a curriculum designed to give you a solid foundation in the basics while advancing your knowledge of tomorrow\u2019s treatments and approaches. Spanning the classroom to labs to community-based experience, Western U\u2019s curriculum sets you up for success in a career where you can shape the way people see the world around them, giving you the power to transform lives.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/programs\/doctor-of-optometry\/requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Application Requirements &#038; FAQs<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  <transition-modal vue-app>\n  <app-modal modal-id=\"callout-video-left-12604446\">\n    <div class=\"container md:px-24 my-auto\">\n      <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n        <app-modal-button modal-id=\"callout-video-left-12604446\" class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-1 w-48 h-48 flex justify-center items-center bg-red-light hover:bg-red text-white text-32 leading-0 transition-colors duration-3 ease-linear focus:shadow-focus focus:outline-none\">\n          <span class=\"sr-only\">Close Modal<\/span>\n          <svg class=\"w-24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 22.138 19\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12.483,9.5l9.655,8.286L20.724,19l-9.655-8.286L1.414,19,0,17.786,9.655,9.5,0,1.214,1.414,0l9.655,8.286L20.724,0l1.414,1.214Z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n        <\/app-modal-button>\n        <div class=\"embed-container\">\n                      <iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/963422425?h=a3186ccd1a&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/app-modal>\n<\/transition-modal>\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/lp\/061319-infantsee-levi-07-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/lp\/061319-infantsee-levi-07-1.jpg 1200w, \/media\/lp\/061319-infantsee-levi-07-1-1024x703.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A doctor examines a young boy&#039;s eye with an ophthalmoscope while he is held by an adult in a medical office.\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Our Early Clinical Experiences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Sets Us Apart<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">From the moment you start on your educational path at WesternU, the curriculum emphasizes direct hands-on patient care. This approach spans every semester, beginning in your first year and continuing through your full-time clinical rotations in your fourth year. The curriculum is designed to support different learning styles with modes of instruction including lectures, laboratories, clinical education, and service learning. Your formal optometric education culminates with a fourth-year externship, ensuring you reach proficiency in optometric scope of practice to fully prepare you for graduation, residency training, and licensing anywhere in the U.S. and Canada.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/programs\/doctor-of-optometry\/clinical-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Clinical Experience<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <hr \/>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Community Health Focused<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WesternU students have the opportunity to volunteer at health fairs around the region, which prepares them to become ODs with a shared vision of our core values of humanism, caring, and scientific excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Faculty Mentorship &amp; Student Camaraderie<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our faculty members act as mentors dedicated to ensuring student success, which helps our students flourish in the classroom, laboratory, clinical education settings, and in the community at large.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Superior Preparation for a Fast-Growing Career<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, optometry is one of the fastest growing professions in the nation. Opportunities are growing due to an aging population, technological advancements, and practice expansion that includes more medical services\u2014all of which are part of the WesternU curricular focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72 py-16 first:pt-0 \">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        \n        <ul class=\"relative mx-24 md:mx-0 gap-24 flex flex-wrap md:grid-cols-3\">\n          <li class=\"grow animation-slide-top md:w-[30%]\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"600\" data-aos-delay=\"200\">\n              <div class=\"block h-full\">\n  <figure class=\"h-full overflow-hidden shadow-xl rounded-12\">\n\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/lp\/optometry_2023_marketing0066-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"An optometrist holds up a lens in focus while using specialized eye examination equipment in a clinic.\" \/>\n  \n  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n            <\/li>\n          <li class=\"grow animation-slide-top md:w-[30%]\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"600\" data-aos-delay=\"200\">\n              \n\n\n<div class=\"block p-32 md:p-44 pb-40 md:pb-48 h-full rounded-12 shadow-xl bg-red\">\n\n  <header>\n          <p class=\"t-h2-serif text-yellow\">Innovation in<\/p>\n        <h3 class=\"t-h2-sans text-white\">Optometric Education<\/h3>\n  <\/header>\n      <p class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">Our innovative program emphasizes optometric rehabilitation including neuro-optometry, an emerging specialty that helps patients who have visual and perceptual problems because of a brain injury, stroke, physical disability or neurological illness. This emphasis on optometric rehabilitation also includes vision therapy, low vision rehabilitation, and care for vulnerable populations including patients with developmental disabilities. You\u2019ll benefit from a community of peer and faculty support, with instructors who treat students as colleagues and offer individualized educational experiences that play to your strengths and help set you up for success in the field\u2014particularly when you work one-on-one with patients in the community. By the time you graduate, you\u2019ll leave WesternU with meaningful personal and professional connections that will help you create your future as an optometrist.<\/p>\n  \n          <a class=\"group mt-28 flex items-center text-18 font-bold text-white hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/optometry\/programs\/doctor-of-optometry\/curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctor of Optometry Curriculum\n      <span class=\"fill-yellow ml-12 text-base transition-all group-hover:translate-x-8\">\n      <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><!--! 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ABO<\/figcaption>\n                        <blockquote class=\"t-p2\">\n              <p>WesternU Class of 2020, Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry; Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry; Medical Optometrist, Tozer Eye Center<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n          <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"w-full sm:w-6\/12 md:w-4\/12 lg:w-3\/12 mt-56 md:mt-0 px-12 \">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full pt-aspect-square bg-red-dark\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/lp\/henry-hua-twitter-e1728319891767.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A person in a black suit and tie stands against a dark background with arms crossed.\">\n                                  <\/div>\n          <figure class=\"md:pb-20\">\n                          <figcaption class=\"mt-24 md:mt-36 mb-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-140 tracking-10\">Henry Hua, OD<\/figcaption>\n                        <blockquote class=\"t-p2\">\n              <p>WesternU Class of 2017, Board of Trustees, California Optometric Association; Founder, Almaden Optometric Associates<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n          <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n              <div class=\"w-full sm:w-6\/12 md:w-4\/12 lg:w-3\/12 mt-56 md:mt-0 px-12 \">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full pt-aspect-square bg-red-dark\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/lp\/co_faculty_christine-pham_0421224099-e1728320064731.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A woman in a gray blazer and dark top smiles at the camera against a plain background.\">\n                                  <\/div>\n          <figure class=\"md:pb-20\">\n                          <figcaption class=\"mt-24 md:mt-36 mb-16 font-sans font-extrabold text-16 leading-140 tracking-10\">Christine Pham, OD, FAAO<\/figcaption>\n                        <blockquote class=\"t-p2\">\n              <p>WesternU Class of 2013, Assistant Professor, Western University of Health Sciences<\/p>\n            <\/blockquote>\n          <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n      \n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" style=\"font-size:10% !important;\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12 md:pr-40 xl:pr-80\">\n        <figure class=\"md:pb-20\">\n          <blockquote>\n            <p class=\"font-sans font-bold text-40 leading-120 tracking-25 text-red-light\">\u201cOur class developed a real sense of camaraderie over the four years. The interdisciplinary curriculum emphasized treating the whole patient, not just the condition.\u201d<\/p>\n          <\/blockquote>\n                          <figcaption class=\"mt-24 md:mt-36 text-18 font-sans font-bold leading-140 tracking-15\">Vipal Gandhi, OD &#8217;13<br>President, Golden State Optometry<\/figcaption>\n                    <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 app-gutter pl-20 mt-48 md:mt-0\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-440 bg-yellow\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-440 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/lp\/vipal-gandhi_genexp.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/lp\/vipal-gandhi_genexp.jpg 1191w, \/media\/lp\/vipal-gandhi_genexp-987x1024.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A person with short dark hair and a beard is wearing a blue blazer and striped shirt, standing outdoors with a blurred stone background.\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <div class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n              <video-player\n                src=\"\/media\/westernu\/video-bg\/lp\/western-university-of-health-sciences-digipulse-production-1-trim.mp4\"\n                poster=\"\"\n              ><\/video-player>\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">WesternU<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">VIRTUAL TOURS<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">Western University of Health Sciences is one of the most comprehensive graduate schools for the health professions. Engage yourself in 360-degree views, videos and photos that showcase WesternU\u2019s colleges, labs, and programs.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youvisit.com\/tour\/westernuhealthsciences\/143685?pl=v&#038;m_prompt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    Explore the California Campus<svg class=\"cta-arrow__icon d-block w-16 ml-12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 16\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><polygon fill=\"currentColor\" points=\"11.3168217 0 9.27266614 2.39591605 14.0042587 6.6137266 8.92524936 6.42314237 0 6.42314237 0 9.57685763 8.92524936 9.57685763 14.0042587 9.3862734 9.19197579 13.6063528 11.3168217 16 20 8\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative mt-48 md:mt-72\">\n  <div class=\"absolute top-128 bottom-0 left-0 w-full bg-gray\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container relative pb-80 md:pb-112\">\n    <div class=\"px-24\">\n      <div class=\"bg-red py-48 md:py-64 relative px-24 sm:px-40 text-white rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:text-center overflow-hidden\">\n                <div class=\"relative\">\n                      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Take the Next Step<\/h2>\n                                <p class=\"t-p2 mt-24 md:w-8\/12 mx-auto\">The optometry profession is diverse and rewarding. At WesternU, you will find rigorous academic preparation and supportive faculty and peers. This is the place for you! <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nGet more information today and let us guide you through the application process.<\/p>\n                                <ul class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center md:mt-32\">\n              \t\t\t\t                        <li class=\"block md:mx-8 mt-32 md:mt-20\">\n                  <a class=\"cta-pill cta-pill--yellow w-full md:min-w-208\" href=\"#slateform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get More Information<\/a>                <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                      \t\t\t\t                        <li class=\"block md:mx-8 mt-20\">\n                  <a class=\"cta-pill cta-pill--yellow w-full md:min-w-208\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.westernu.edu\/portal\/advising-optometry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule An Advising Appointment<\/a>                <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                                  <\/ul>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"parent":1701,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5778","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5778"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7203,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5778\/revisions\/7203"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}