Programs
Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting
Certificate 
International applicants accepted 
1 year
Learn the scientific principles essential to providing optimal eye care to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and medical technologists.
Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting
Everyone’s willing to help each other here. The faculty are here to help you succeed. The small class sizes help you build not just your network but also friendships that will stick with you for a long time.
Amanda 2024 vision sciences graduate
Optician
Diploma International applicants accepted 2 years
Be at the forefront of eye care practice, working as part of a multi-disciplinary vision care team — study ocular pathology, refracting and pharmacology, and business and retail aspects of the profession.
A peek inside SAIT's vision care programs
Explore the vision care clinic and the equipment you'll use while you study.
Contact us
School of Health and Public Safety
R213, Senator Burns Building, SAIT Main Campus
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Email - hps.info@sait.ca
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Monday - Friday | 9 am - 4pm
School of Health and Public Safety
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.