Fully accredited programmes for the European Diploma in Optometry
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Hochschule für Technik, Institut für Optometrie (Olten, Switzerland)
Bachelor of Science FHNW in Optometry
The course studies in Optometry can be taken in German as well as in French
Contact:
Prof. Stéphane Hinni
University College of Southeast Norway (Norway)
Bachelor programme and two master programmes to receive the European Diploma:
- Bachelor in optometry
- Course in advanced lens fitting
- Course in clinical optometrical practice for authorized optometrists
The courses are part of a masters program in optometry and visual science, please see here for more information about the courses, contact info and admission to the courses.
Contact:
Dr Bente Monica Aakre
Bente.M.Aakre@usn.no
+47 31 00 89 36
Beuth University (Berlin, Germany)
Bachelor course Augenoptik/Optometrie
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Holger Dietze
Dietze@beuth-hochschule.de
+49 (30) 45044731
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Contact:
Dr Mirjam van Tilborg
mirjam.vantilborg@hu.nl
+31 (0) 88 481 5273
Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden)

Contact:
Dr Rune Brautaset
rune.brautaset@ki.se
+46 8672 3840
Latvijas Universitāte (University of Latvia)
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Bachelor Programme Optometry (LV) and Optometry (EN) Professional Master Programme Clinical Optometry (LV) (2 years) and Clinical Optometry (EN) (2 years)
Contact: Tatjana Pladere E-mail: tatjana.pladere@lu.lv
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Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
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Bachelor of Health Care (Optometry)
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Fully accredited programmes for the European Qualification in Optics
OHI GmbH, Optometrie & Hörakustik Initiative (Vienna, Austria)
Preparatory Course for the Final Apprenticeship in Eye Optics
Contact
Harald Belyus, MSc / Walter Gutstein, PhD
organisation@ohi.at
+43 (1) 2700278
Partially accredited programmes with the European Diploma in Optometry
Partially accredited programmes allow students to complete part of the European Diploma requirements, which may allow them to reach their degree in the future as they complete any outstanding requirements. ECOO is currently considering running parts of the examinations in the future, to allow students who have followed a partially accredited course to receive the European Diploma in Optometry. Should this be pursued, an announcement will be published on the ECOO website.
Palacky University (Czech Republic)



