Overview

This program will be open for admission in every even year (eg. 2022, 2024, 2026). The Graduate Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics offers specialised training in ocular therapeutics to allow suitably qualified and registered optometrists in Australia and New Zealand to be endorsed to prescribe therapeutic agents for their patients. This … For more content click the Read More button below.  

Learning Outcomes

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Prescribe ocular therapeutic agents and medicines effectively and safely in line with required legislation
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Utilize information from the literature in an evidence based manner for patient management
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Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of specialised optometric technologies and methodologies
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Effectively communicate to a range of audiences including one-on-one interactions with patients and to a group
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Demonstrate disciplinary knowledge in ocular diagnosis and ocular therapy for the benefit of patients
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Meet the Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines Registration Standard as defined by the Optometry Board of Australia (OBA) and accredited by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ).
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure

Students must complete 24 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

Core Courses24 Units of Credit:

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Sample Programs

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Grad Certificate in Ocular Therapeutics Information

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

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Program Requirements

Participation and Enrolment Requirements

Criminal records check
Medical assessment

Progression Requirements

Progression rules are in accordance with university policy.

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Professional Outcomes

Accreditations

Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand

Career Opportunities

Optometrist, Optometrists and Orthoptists

Program Fees

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Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
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Additional Expenses and Resources

Students will be invoiced $750 to partially offset the cost of hospital placements. Standard optometric equipment including fundus and gonioscopy lenses. Placements in Hospital may occur throughout Australia depending on agreements between the School and participating hospitals.

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