Summary of Results

• List of Passers: October 2023 Optometrists Licensure Exam (OLE)
• Topnotchers: October 2023 Optometrists Licensure Exam (OLE)
• Performance of Schools: October 2023 Optometrists Licensure Exam (OLE)

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 153 out of 226 passed the Optometrists Licensure Examination (Computer-Based and Paper & Pencil) given by the Board of Optometry in N. C. R., Cebu, Davao and Rosales this
October 2023.

The members of the Board of Optometry who gave the licensure examination are Dr. Irene Christine C. Peliño, Chairman; Dr. Bernardita A. Garcia, Dr. Mario T. Flores, Jr. and Dr. Christine S. Rodriguez, Members.

The results were released in four (4) working days from the last day of examination.

Roll of Successful Examinees in the
OPTOMETRISTS LICENSURE EXAM (OLE)
Held on October 10-12, 2023
Released on October 24, 2023

Initial Registration for New Professionals

The schedule of Online Registration of new passers/successful examinees for the issuance of their licenses will be held on the following dates:

• December 5 to December 6, 2023

Initial registrants are advised to register online via PRC Official Website (Online Registration Page) and follow the steps in online registration. Here are the registration requirements:

• Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
• Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
• Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos in white background and with complete name tag
• Two (2) sets of documentary stamp
• One (1) piece short brown envelope

PRC added that successful examinees shall personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

Verification of Rating

The verification of ratings for the October 2023 Optometrists Licensure Exam (OLE) will be available online few working days after the posting of results.

Successful takers can refer to PRC Official Website and use the Verification Page to know their board examination passing rate.

As posted, a passer shall only provide the exam name, the date of examination, the application number, first name and last name and the birth-date.

Oath-Taking Ceremonies

The COVID-19 pandemic is over and the Professional Regulation Commission has already started conducting face-to-face oath-taking for new professionals.

All successful examinees interested in attending the face-to-face mass oath-taking shall register no later than 12:00 NN of the day before the date of the oath-taking at http://online.prc.gov.ph to confirm their attendance. The exact date, of whether the oath-taking will be conducted face-to-face or virtual, will be provided here once announced.

Further, inductees shall bring ANY of the following on the day of the oath-taking:

• Vaccination Card
• Negative RT-PCR results taken within 48 hours before the oath-taking

Inductees are advised to register and confirm their attendance in the regions where they took their licensure examination and intend to register as professionals.

Meanwhile, those who will not be able to attend the scheduled face-to-face mass oath-taking may attend the online oath-taking or request for a special oath-taking.

Exam Coverage

The October 2023 Optometrists Licensure Exam (OLE) covered the following topics:

(Written)

• Ocular Pharmacology – 10%
• Ocular/Visual Biology – 10%
• Clinical Optometry and Specialty Areas in Optometry – 15%.
• Physiological Optics, Binocular Vision and Perception – 15%
• Primary Care and Refraction – 15%
• Practical, Theoretical and Ophthalmic Dispensing including Contact Lenses – 15%
• Ocular Diseases and Ocular Emergencies – 10%
• Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Practice Management – 10%
• Theoretical and Practical Optics and Ophthalmic Dispensing including Contact Lenses – 15%

(Practical)

• Objective Examination – 20%
• Subjective Examination – 20%
• Ophthalmic Lens Laboratory – 20%
• Clinical Optometry – 20%
• Contact Lens Practice – 20%

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the PRC Offices, you may want to call them through these numbers:

National Capital Region (NCR)

• National Capital Region (NCR) Office – Manila
• P. Paredes St. cor. N. Reyes St. Sampaloc, Manila
• ncr@prc.gov.ph

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

• Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Office – Baguio City
• Pine Lake View Building, No. 09 Otek Street corner Benjamin R. Salvosa Drive,
• Bgy. Rizal Monument, 2600 Baguio City
• Tel: (074) 661-9105
• car@prc.gov.ph

Region I

• Regional Office I – Rosales
• Government Center, Pangasinan – Nueva Viscaya Road
• Carmay East, 2441 Rosales, Pangasinan
• Tel: (075) 649-3798
• ro1@prc.gov.ph

Region II

• Regional Office II – Tuguegarao City
• Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
• Tele/fax: (078) 304-0701
• Tele/fax: (078) 304-3703
• ro2@prc.gov.ph

Region III

• Regional Office III – San Fernando City
• 2nd and 3rd Floor (New) PEO Annex Building
• Provincial Capitol Compound, Bgry. Santo Niño
• City of San Fernando, Pampanga
• 0956-830-5757
• ro3@prc.gov.ph

Region IV-A

• Regional Office IV-A – Lucena City
• 2nd floor Lucena Grand Central Terminal Bldg.
• Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City
• Tel:  (042) 373 7305
• ro4a@prc.gov.ph

Region IV-B

• Regional Office IV-B – MIMAROPA
• 4/F Sunnymede IT Center
• 1614 Quezon Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City
• Tel: (02) 8733-1045
• ro4b@prc.gov.ph

Region V

• Regional Office V – Legazpi City
• Regional Government Center Site,
• Rawis, Legaspi City 4500
• Tel: (052) 481-3079
• Fax: (052) 481-3323
• ro5@prc.gov.ph

Region VI

• Regional Office VI – Iloilo City
• 2nd Floor, Gaisano Iloilo City Center Mall
• Benigno Aquino Ave., Mandurriao, Iloilo City
• Tel: (033) 329-2730
• Tel: (033) 329-2733
• Telefax: (033) 329-2410
• ro6@prc.gov.ph

Region VII

• Regional Office VII – Cebu City
• HVG Arcade, Subangdaku
• Mandaue City, Cebu
• Tel: (32) 2535330
• ro7@prc.gov.ph

Region VIII

• Regional Office VIII – Tacloban City
• Liceo del Verbo Divino (LVD) Campus, Law Building (former Department of Agrarian Reform – DAR Office)
• Tel: (053) 323-9729
• Tel: (053) 832-2519
• Tel: (053) 832-2520
• ro8@prc.gov.ph

Region IX

• Regional Office IX – Pagadian City
• 4th Floor, C3 Building, Rizal Avenue
• Pagadian City
• Tele/fax: (062) 925-0080
• ro9@prc.gov.ph

Region X

• Regional Office X – Cagayan de Oro
• Skypark, Limketkai Center
• Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
• Tel: 0995-277-8672 / 0909-197-8244
• ro10@prc.gov.ph

Region XI

• Regional Office XI – Davao City
• Calamansi St., corner 1st Street
• Juna Subdivision 8000
• Matina, Davao City
• Tel: (082) 234-0006 to 07
• ro11@prc.gov.ph

Region XII

• Regional Office XII – Koronadal
• Regional Government Center,
• Brgy. Carpenter Hill,
• Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506
• Tel: (083) 822-0822, 24 to 27
• ro12@prc.gov.ph

Region XIII

• Regional Office XIII – Butuan City
• Robinsons Place Butuan City
• Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte
• Tel: 09302291575
• Tel: (085) 815 0915
• ro13@prc.gov.ph

PRC LERIS Account Assistance

If you have technical concerns with the with your LERIS account, including resetting your password, mismatched record edit, and other related concerns, you may email the Licensure Exam Division through the following emails:

• licensure.division@prc.gov.ph
• licensure.office@prc.gov.ph

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