Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

51. - Health professions and related programs

This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.

51.17 - Optometry (OD)

This subseries comprises instructional program class 51.1701.

51.1701 - Optometry (OD)

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of optometry and that focuses on the principles and techniques for examining, diagnosing and treating conditions of the visual system. These programs include courses in prescribing glasses and contact lenses, other optical aids, corrective therapies, patient counselling, physician referral, practice management, and ethics and professional standards.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • doctor of optometry (OD)
  • optometrist
  • optometry

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • dispensing optician(51.1801)
  • ophthalmology - residency(61.1401)
  • optical science(40.0807)
  • orthoptics(51.1804)
  • pre-optometry studies(51.1108)
  • vision science(26.0909)