The emphasis of the programme is the development of the knowledge, clinical competencies and analytical skills appropriate to optometrists. These skills and competencies prepare the students to take the Professional Qualifying Examinations (a series of practical and oral examinations) of the Association of Optometrists, Ireland. Success in these examinations confers the title (subject to election) of Fellow of the Association of Optometrists, Ireland (FAOI) and also the right to apply for registration with the state's regulatory body, the Opticians Board. Registration is compulsory for the practice of optometry in the Republic of Ireland. Registrants may then apply to the GOC for inclusion on its register should they wish to practise in the UK.
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