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Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients (SC-MCLP)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2025 Delivered: Online
About this course
Principal Coordinator
Allison McKendrick
Contact
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-the-management-of-contact-lens-patients
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Award title | Specialist Certificate in the Management of Contact Lens Patients |
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Year & campus | 2025 |
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 |
THIS COURSE IS NOT TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2025.
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.
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Last updated: 7 November 2024