Two decades of optometric education in Ghana: Update and recent developments

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.