The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN) has given full accreditation to the Doctor of Optometry programme of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State.

This was made known via a statement issued on Wednesday by the UNILORIN Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun.

Akogun noted that the development followed a re-accreditation exercise carried out by the board on April 27 and 28, 2023.

Speaking, the ODORBN Registrar/CEO, Prof. Ebele Uzodike, in a letter conveying accreditation to the UNILORIN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, said the full accreditation of the Optometry programme is for four academic sessions (2022/2023 to 2026/2027).

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Uzodike, in the letter dated May 2, 2023, stated that to achieve the feat, the university’s Department of Optometry scored 80 per cent in the re-accreditation exercise.

According to the score sheet, the Department got 94.4 per cent in Academic Content; 84.4 per cent in Staffing; 74.1 per cent in Physical Facilities; and 72.2 per cent in Library Facilities.

While congratulating UNILORIN on the feat, the ODORBN boss recommended that “more academic staff should be employed; staff motivation should be increased; and there should be upscaling of facilities in view of increasing students’ intake.”

Uzodike further expressed the board’s readiness for continuous synergy with UNILORIN in the training of competent and highly skilled Optometrists of international standard

In his reaction, the UNILORIN Vice-Chancellor congratulated the Department of Optometry, saying the feat “is a clear indication that the system is working”.

The Star