Abstract:
Many authors have reported on the evolution and
trends of optometric education in Africa. Amongst
these are articles on Optometry and optometric ed-
ucation in Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, South Af-
rica, Ghana, and Ethiopia. This article reports the
historical perspectives of optometric education in
Ghana and the developments that have been made
in the last 20 years. It also attempts to relate the
stride made towards legal recognition of optome-
try in Ghana. In presenting this historical account,
it is hoped that sometime in the future, one should
be able to look back at the beginning of optometry
training in Ghana and be able to measure the ad-
vancement or otherwise that have been made since
its inception.
