TU871 · Level 8 · 4 years

Optometry

Technological University Dublin - Grangegorman · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

566

Up 45 points since 2023 (521).

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About this course

Optometrists check vision, prescribe glasses and contact lenses, and spot eye disease. The course is approved by CORU, so you can register as an optometrist after graduating.

How long
4 years
What you study
Year one focuses on the science behind optometry, and clinical teaching starts in first year. In Years 3 and 4 you treat real patients at the National Optometry Centre, learning eye examinations, contact lens fitting, paediatric and low vision work, and how to manage eye disease.
Placement and abroad
You do a five-month supervised practice placement in a high street optometry practice at the end of Year 4.
Where it can lead
Optometrists work in high street practices, hospitals, primary care teams, research and teaching, and can specialise further.
Who it suits
Suits students who like science, are interested in eye health, and enjoy working with people.

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Points history

2023521202454420255642026566

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026566Published after the final round
2025 564555578
2024 544544567
2023 521521555

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O3
  • Traditional Science: Higher H4

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

See the course on the Technological University Dublin - Grangegorman website ↗

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