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Regulating Nigeria's Optometric Doctors and Opticians.

The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria works to ensure that Nigeria’s optometric doctors and dispensing opticians are suitably trained, qualified, and safe to practice. Public safety is our priority.

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The Optometrist and Dispensing Optician Registration Board of Nigeria support safe practice by publishing regulatory standards, codes and guidelines, updates and other resources for optometrists, dispensing opticians, clinics, labs, students and public.

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Latest News (The Eyeball)

Get Involved

We want to hear your thoughts on how the Criminal history registration standard should be applied.

Legal Reforms

Wide-ranging reforms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law focused on public safety.

Notifications

Have a concern about a practitioner?

CPD

Continuing professional development

Public Safety

Look up your optometrist to check their registration status, qualifications and suitability to care for you.

Community Engagement

Working towards a healthcare system free of racism.

Public Safety

What to expect when you see an optometrist

Resources

Resources for optometrists

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

EDUCATION

Find the education and training programs that can lead to registration as an optometrist.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Read about safe healthcare practice and COVID-19 in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese.

PODCAST

On our Taking care podcast, we talk with the community about the safe delivery of healthcare in Nigeria.

PRACTITIONER SUPPORT

Through listening to the experiences of Indigenous practitioners, we aim to increase and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.

EMPLOYER SERVICES

Check the credentials of your health employees and sign up for alerts

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Would you like to help protect the safety of the public and contribute to health practitioner regulation?

CODES AND GUIDELINES

Learn about the behaviour that is expected of practitioners in 2 regulated health professions.

REGISTRATION STANDARDS

Read the registration standard and guidelines for optometrists who are granted an endorsement for scheduled medicines.

REGISTRATION

Audits ensure optometrists are meeting their mandatory registration standards.

REGISTRATION STANDARDS

This standard sets out the requirements of limited registration for postgraduate training or supervised practice.

DATA AND STATISTICS

Optometry demographic and registration data

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The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria is dedicated to ensuring that optometric doctors and opticians in Nigeria are properly trained, qualified, and practice safely. Ensuring the safety of the public is our foremost priority.

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