How optometry works in Denmark

This summer I participated in a placement at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, an opportunity presented as part of the European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (Erasmus+) programme. Erasmus provides support and funding to enable students from across Europe to study or work in different countries and, with help from Dr Rebekka Heitmar (Aston) and Professor Jesper Hjortdal (Aarhus), I was able to undertake a work placement during the summer between the second and third year of my optometry degree.

This article will explore how optometry is conducted in Denmark and review the cases I experienced in the hospital. Although I was only in one city in Denmark, I spoke to a wide range of optical professionals and I gained a good overview of optometry within the country.