BA/BS in Optics & Optometry

The Department of Optics and Optometry (안경광학과) at Sungwoon University prepares students to become licensed opticians who care for public eye health. Rising demand for spectacles and contact lenses, linked to an ageing population and changing vision needs, shapes its teaching. Students gain specialist knowledge of prescription testing, lens preparation and processing through laboratory-based practical training. Goals include educating healthcare personnel with expertise in the eye, vision examination specialists, contact lens fitting experts and frame and lens design and processing technicians, as well as hearing-aid practitioners. Related credentials include the optician licence issued by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, an optional hearing-care private certificate and optical engineer qualifications. Graduates can work in or open optical shops, serve as optometrists in hospitals and eye clinics, or join eyewear and lens manufacturing, design, distribution and contact lens businesses.