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Specialist Certificate in the Management of Low Vision Patients (GC-MLVP)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2019 Delivered: On Campus or Online
This course is discontinued and no longer available for admissions
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-the-management-of-low-vision-patients/
Principal Coordinator
Julie Martin
Overview
| Award title | Specialist Certificate in the Management of Low Vision Patients |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2019 |
| 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 Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
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.
Links to further information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Last updated: 18 December 2020