Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients (SC-MCLP)

The Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients offered by the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences in the School of Health Sciences 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 discomfort; microbiology and infection associated with contact lens wear; and the impact of new materials, lens designs and solutions. Optometrists will also extend their knowledge in advanced contact lens fitting techniques such as: toric rigid lens fitting; contact lenses for keratoconus; orthokeratology and the fitting of contact lenses after corneal surgery.