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Specialist Certificate in Anterior and Dry Eye Disorders (SC-ADED)
Specialist CertificateYear: 2026 Delivered: Online
This course is discontinued and no longer available for admissions
About this course
Principal Coordinator
Allison McKendrick
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Further Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-anterior-and-dry-eye-disorders/
Overview
| Award title | Specialist Certificate in Anterior and Dry Eye Disorders |
|---|---|
| Year & campus | 2026 |
| CRICOS code | This course is not available to international students who require a student visa (subclass 500) to study in Australia. |
| 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 Anterior and Dry Eye Disorders offered by the Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences will allow optometrists to advance their clinical capabilities in the day-to-day management of eye disease by affording them the opportunity to review the most current theories on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of anterior eye disease, including dry eye. The subject will provide optometrists with the tools necessary to develop a deeper, evidence-based understanding of anterior eye disease, including dry eye, thus empowering them to improve their clinical skills.
Links to further information
Last updated: 19 November 2025