PRC is expected to release the Optometrist Board Exam Result October 2023 within four working days after the last day of exams.
The Professional Regulation Commission states that Optometrist Board Exam Result October 2023 includes the list of passers, top 10 passers, top performing and performance of schools.
On October 10-18, 2023, PRC conducts the Optometry Board Examination at testing centers located in NCR, Cebu, Davao, and Rosales.
PRC Board of Optometry Chairman, Dr. Bernardita A. Garcia, and its members, Dr. Irene Christine C. Peliño and Dr. Christine S. Rodriguez headed the conduction of licensure exams.
PRC Resolution No. 1589 series of 2022, entitled “Schedule of the Licensure Exam for the Year 2023“ states that Optometry Results are expected to be released on October 24, 2023 (Tuesday).
The commission might release the exam results earlier or later than the scheduled date of releasing.
Optometrist Summary of Results
List of Passers
Top 10 Passers
Top Performing Schools
Performance Of Schools
Optometrist Exam Coverage
- Ocular Pharmacology 10%;
- Ocular/Visual Biology 10%;
- Primary Care and Refraction 15%;
- Practical, Theoretical and Opthalmic Dispensing including Contact Lenses 15%;
- Ocular Diseases and Ocular Emergencies 10%;
- Jurisprudence, Ethics and Practice Management 10%;
- Physiological Optics, Binocular Vision and Perception 15%;
- Clinical Optometry and Specialty Areas in Optometry 15%.
Optometrist Registration Requirements
- Notice of Admission (NOA)
- Duly accomplished Oath Form
- 2 pcs – Passport-sized ID Photos in white background and with complete name tag
- 2 sets – Documentary Stamps
- 1 pc – Short Brown Envelope
Optometry board exam takers check the Verification Page to determine the licensure examination passing rate.
Optometry board examinees will be asked to give their full name, birthdate, exam name, date of examination and application number.
Optometrist Result History
| Exam Date | Total No. Examinees | Total No. Passers | Passing Rate |
| October 2022 | 285 | 179 | 62.81% |
| July 2019 | 260 | 295 | 88.14% |
| July 2018 | 188 | 222 | 84.68% |
| July 2017 | 169 | 138 | 81.66% |
| July 2016 | 131 | 112 | 85.50% |
| July 2015 | 114 | 105 | 92.11% |
| July 2014 | 118 | 111 | 94.07% |
Successful Optometry exam takers can attend the face-to-face oath taking ceremony or attend via “e-oath” at https://online.prc.gov.ph/ and select “e-OATH” as a transaction.
