Ghanaian Optician

An optician is the name given to people who are trained to fill prescriptions for eye correction in the field of medicine, also known as a dispensing optician or optician, dispensing. An optician is commonly defined as someone who only makes and dispenses eyeglasses and other eye correction, and does not perform medical tests, those being the duties of a optometrist or ophthalmologist. a field more formally referred to today as optical engineering.
Optician training
In Ghana, opticians are trained at the Optical Technician Training Institute (OTTI) at Oyoko in the Ashanti Region. The training programme is structured into a 3 year-diploma program. The diploma programme replaced the 2-year certificate program. In the new 3-year diploma program, every student optician spends one semester (4 month duration) in each year on practical attachment. The OTTI is currently in arrangements for an affiliation to be estabilished with the Department of Optometry, KNUST. There are about 100 opticians in the country. <ref name=SCR/>
OTTI history
In the year 2000, the International Union of Westphalian Children's Villages (IUWV) set up the school to train both Ghanaians and other nationals to become opticians. IUWV is a registered German philanthropic organization.<ref name=SCR/>
Employment
After the three year training, the optician can be employed by a government hospital or clinic or can be employed by a private eye care facility. Before a government hospital can employ an optician, he or she must first be interviewed by the Ghana Health Service. After the interview, the optician would then be posted.

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