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Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients (GC-MCLP)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2017 Delivered: Online
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Julie Martin
Contact
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
Currently enrolled:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/mclp
- Email: TL-Optometry@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/mclp
- Email: TL-Optometry@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Award title | Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients |
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Year & campus | 2017 — Parkville |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | Non-AQF |
Credit points | 25 credit points |
Duration | 12 months part-time |
The Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients offered by the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences in the Faculty of Science is designed to provide optometrists with the opportunity to extend their capabilities in contact lens practice. Optometrists will explore contemporary evidence-based information regarding common in-practice contact lens issues including: use of clinical grading scales; contact lens dryness; microbiology and infection associated with contact lens wear; and the impact of new materials and solutions, in particular silicone hydrogels. Optometrists will also extend their knowledge in specialty contact lens fitting such as: toric rigid lens fitting; contact lenses for keratoconus; orthokeratology and the fitting of contact lenses after refractive surgery and keratoplasty.
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Last updated: 18 December 2020