Editing Optometry (section)

====Taiwan====
The education of optometry in Taiwan commenced in 1982 at Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management.<ref>[http://163.15.68.82/usr/optometry/english_web/index.html "Department of Optometry, Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management"]</ref> Bachelor degrees in optometry can be obtained from seven universities (North to South): [[University of Kang Ning]], [[Yuanpei University of Medical Technology]], [[Asia University (Taiwan)|Asia University]], [[Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology]], [[Chung Shan Medical University]], [[Dayeh University]], and [[Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology]]; whereas associate degrees in optometry can be obtained from Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, [[Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management]], Jen-Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, and Shu-Zen College of Medicine and Management.<ref>Wikipedia, [[List of optometry schools#Taiwan|"List of Optometry Schools"]]</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Woo |first1=George C. |last2=Liwa |first2=Helen |date=2023-10-30 |title=Development of Optometry in Taiwan |url=https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/hindsight/article/view/36693/39555 |journal=Hindsight: Journal of Optometry History |language=en |volume=54 |issue=1 |doi=10.14434/hindsight.v54i1.36693 |issn=2374-3271|hdl=10397/102695 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

The Law of Optometrists was established in Taiwan in 2015; since then, optometry students after obtaining optometry degrees, need to pass the National Optometry Examination of Taiwan to be registered as optometrists.<ref name=":1" /><ref>[https://wwwc.moex.gov.tw/main/ExamLaws/wfrmExamLaws.aspx?kind=3&menu_id=320&laws_id=281 "專門職業及技術人員高等暨普通考試驗光人員考試規則"]</ref> There are approximately 4,000 optometrists in Taiwan as of 2020, and around 400 new optometrists register annunally (2018-2020).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.public.com.tw/exam-license/optometrist-quota|title=驗光師及格率/驗光生及格率與及格人數統計|website=公職王|date=27 November 2017 }}</ref>