The optometrist education system in the United States has a history of more than 100 years and has become a complete and mature system. It contains five parts: optometry admission test (OAT); a complete curriculum of optometry

including basic medical lectures

optometric theories and skills

large amount of clinical practices; the National Board Exam of Optometry (NBEO) which is mandatory for every licensed optometrist/practitioner

a one-year optional resident program; continue education in every year for renewing optometric licenses. We analyzed differents such as the enrollment requirements

the training time

the graduation requirements and the career perspective of the optometry education system between China and the United States were analyzed

we want to develop a optometrist training system with Chinese characteristics.