The discipline of eye care requires a number of appropriately trained personnel working as a team
to deliver comprehensive eye care. The services that are delivered must include the promotion of
eye health, the preservation of sight and the prevention of vision loss, restoration of sight when it
is lost, the enhancement of vision and functional vision, where feasible and facilitation of
rehabilitation through vision substitution. Various cadres of trained personnel, with complementary
skills contribute to the work of the team.

• Anatomy and Physiology of The Eye