Optometrist is a person who has been certified by the Board of Optometry and registered with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as being qualified to practice optometry in the Philippines. Optometrist in good standing is a registered optometrist who is authorized to practice the profession in the Philippines by virtue of a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license issued by the PRC for the purpose.

Board is the Professional Regulatory Board of Optometry in the Philippines.

A licensure examination is required to be undergone by all applicants for registration as an optometrist. The exam is to be given by the Board in places at least once every year.

Applicants for optometrist board examination must establish the following requirements:
a. He/she is a Filipino citizen.
b. He/she is of good moral character.
c. He/she is a holder of a degree of Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) obtained from a school, college, university or institution duly accredited by the government after passing at least a six-year course offering the following minimum basic subjects: mathematics, general and organic chemistry, practical and mechanical optics, psychology, physics, physiological optics, pharmacology, theoretic optics, practical optometry, sociology, applied psychology, general anatomy, physiology, general histology, and embryology, ocular anatomy and physiology, general pathology, ocular pathology, biochemistry, microbiology, clinical optometry, theoretic optometry, contact lens practice, orthoptics and vision training, neuro-optometry and visual fields, research methods, optometric ethics and jurisprudence, optometric economics and practice management, hygiene, sanitation and public health optometry and low vision and pediatric optometry.

Scope of Optometrist Board Examination

The recent developments in optometry as well as the academic standards imposed by CHED on educational institutions which offer a course in optometry will be taken into account by the Board in prescribing the scope, and in preparing the contents of the licensure examination.

In order to pass the examination, an examinee must obtain a general average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) in all subjects, with no rating below fifty percent (50%) in any subject.

Oath of Profession

All successful examinees shall be required to take a professional oath before any member of the Board of Optometry or before any person authorized to administer oaths prior to the issuance of the certificate of registration, provided, that the applicant is not disqualified under any of the provisions of Section 24 of the Revised Optometry Law of 1995.

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