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Specialist Certificate in the Management of Low Vision Patients (GC-MLVP)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2018 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville) or 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/lowvision
- Email: TL-Optometry@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- General information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/lowvision
- Email: TL-Optometry@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Award title | Specialist Certificate in the Management of Low Vision Patients |
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Year & campus | 2018 — 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 | 6 months part-time or 6 months part-time |
Specialist Certificate in the Management of Low Vision Patients offered by the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences in the Faculty of Science.
Topics covered within this course include the epidemiology and geographic distribution of blindness; the roles and methods within the rehabilitative team for the support and rehabilitation of the visually disabled; the procedures for comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation of the visually disabled; the procedures for comprehensive assessment of visual disability and the management of patients with partial sight; and the principles and performance of optical, non-optical and technological aids for the enhancement of low vision. Emphasis is on clinical set-up, application and support of patients with low vision.
The Specialist Certificate is achieved through successful completion of one compulsory 25 point subject, Management of Low Vision Patients.
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Last updated: 18 December 2020