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Become a vision expert.

An opportunity for a promising career, and to light up millions of eyes. Optometry programmes affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, taught inside a working eye-care network.

Vasan is clinic-first: clinical exposure from the first year, in the refraction lab and community eye care. No NEET required.

Affiliated & trusted by leaders in eye care

TN Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Bausch + Lomb Titan Eye+ Lenskart Essilor Aurolab Alcon Vision Rx
Programmes

Pick the path that fits your sight.

University-affiliated degrees designed with one goal: turning students into practice-ready clinicians.

B.Optom

4 yrs + 1 yr internship · 20 seats

The flagship Bachelor of Optometry. Learn to diagnose and treat primary eye diseases and injuries, with clinical postings inside a working eye-care network.

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B.Optom Lateral Entry

3 yrs + 1 yr internship · Diploma holders

Already hold a diploma in optometry? Enter directly into the second year and convert your head start into a full university degree.

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M.Optom

2 years · Postgraduate · 15 seats

Go deeper. Advanced techniques in vision investigation and correction, speciality clinics and a research project guided by senior faculty.

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Clinical training

Learn where patients actually are.

Most colleges teach optometry from textbooks. At Vasan, 60% of the curriculum is practical exposure, with clinical training in the refraction lab, internship rotations and community eye-care camps from the very first year.

  • Hands-on refraction, slit lamp & fundus practicals
  • Internships in leading eye hospitals, rotational postings
  • Industrial visits, camps & community screening
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E F P T O Z L P E D P E C F D 6/6 vision ✓ Patient seen ✓
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Faculty & mentorship

Taught by people who still see patients.

Our faculty include BITS Pilani and University of Houston alumni, award-winning educators and practising clinicians, not just lecturers. Every student gets a faculty mentor and direct access to specialists.

  • Internationally trained optometry educators
  • Seminars, journal clubs & guest lectures
  • International-standard labs & infrastructure
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Careers & placements

Graduate with a job, not just a degree.

Optometry is one of India's fastest-growing health professions, and Vasan graduates walk into it with hospital experience already on their CV. Leading companies like Bausch + Lomb, Titan and Lenskart conduct placement drives on campus every year.

  • Dedicated careers & placements cell
  • Pathways into hospitals, retail, industry & academia
  • Opportunities in India, the Middle East & the UK
Explore placement outcomes
Year 1 · first OPD Internship Placed ✓
Why Vasan

Numbers that look good in any eye test.

Holistic education combined with real clinical experience. The results speak for themselves.

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Campuses: Chennai & Salem
60%
Of the curriculum is practical exposure
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Graduating batches and counting
1000s
Of eyes lit up by our graduates
Student voices

Don't take our word for it.

Hear it from the people who sat in these classrooms and now sit behind slit lamps.

It was the right decision of my life to choose optometry here! I am very grateful to all the lecturers who have been our mentors not only through the course but for life. The most unique part of VIOR is the practical guidance, which a thousand books can't replace.

Krithika
Krithika B.Optom graduate

Whenever I knocked the door with any kind of idea, there were a set of hands always ready to guide me. Postings in the hospital, even in specialities from the first year, gave me the confidence in handling patients.

Vigneshwar A Goppalakrishnan
Vigneshwar A Goppalakrishnan B.Optom graduate

I am very grateful for the opportunity Vasan Institute of Ophthalmology and Research has given me to discover my knowledge, hidden skills and gain experience. My dream has come true of being an optometrist.

Jebastina
Jebastina B.Optom graduate
News & events

Life at VIOR, lately.

Walkathons, industrial visits, awards and conferences. A snapshot of what our students and faculty have been up to.

Stepping Out for Vision: OATN Walkathon
Community

Stepping Out for Vision: OATN Walkathon

VIOR Chennai students joined the walkathon organised by OATN to promote eye health.

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Exploring Precision Manufacturing at HOYA Lens
Industrial visit

Exploring Precision Manufacturing at HOYA Lens

Students and faculty toured the spectacle lens manufacturing facility, observing production end to end.

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Visit to the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities
Outreach

Visit to the National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities

Chennai and Salem campuses engaged with visually impaired individuals, gaining empowering perspectives.

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See all you can become with Vasan.

Admissions for 2026–27 are open. A promising career, and millions of eyes, are waiting.

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