College Certificate - Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting

Join the Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting program at SAIT, Calgary. Gain hands-on skills and career support for international students. Apply now!

Students can learn the scientific principles imperative to ensuring optimal eye care as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians and medical technologists. The Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting certificate program is two semesters long (including a four week practicum) and prepares students to operate as medical office professionals with specialized knowledge in ophthalmic (eye health) and optometric (vision care) terminology and clinical procedures. Throughout the program, students will learn the scientific principles imperative to ensuring optimal eye care as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and medical technologists. This program is unique in that it includes a combination of ophthalmic and optometric competencies, providing graduates with skillsets for two professions in one program.