DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 19 -- THE Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo) has made another milestone after producing the first graduates in optometry at degree level in the country.
Optometry is a profession concerning vision, the practice which includes the determination and evaluation of eyes' refractive status.
KCMUCo is a constituent college of Tumaini University Makumira (TUM). TUM Chancellor, Bishop Dr Frederick Shoo, conferred the Bachelor of Science Degree in Optometry on 16 graduates during the KCMUCo's 20th graduation ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, KCMUCo Provost, Prof Ephata Kaaya, said the introduction of the optometry degree programme at the university college would help students study the field of medicin...