The following educational institutions have already been accredited to the standard of the European Diploma in Optometry.
Students who decide study optometry in one of these places, will have the option to graduate with the European Diploma in Optometry alongside their regular degree. In some cases, this will be dependent on the modules chosen, and students should contact the institution that interests them for all the details.
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. Roger Crelier
roger.crelier@fhnw.ch
+41 62 957 22 60
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)
Bachelor programme: 
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 (Riga, Latvia)
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The European Diploma in Optometry is awarded to graduates who have completed both accredited study programmes at the University of Latvia: the Bachelor study programme Optometry and the Professional Master study programme Clinical Optometry.
Studies are available both in Latvian and English
Professional Master programme: Clinical Optometry (EN) (2 years) and Clinical Optometry (LV) (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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Contact:
Saija Flinkkilä (Degree Programme Coordinator)
Head of Degree Programme
Tel. +358 40 178 5154
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Partially accredited programmes with the European Diploma in Optometry
The accreditation agency is working with the following institutions that are working towards achieving full accreditation.