OPTOMETRISTS

CPD that actually reflects your scope of practice

Taught by a RANZCO Fellow, EyeCollege delivers clinically relevant education for Australian therapeutic optometrists — from anterior segment to advanced co-management.

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CPD accredited

Points tracked automatically. Certificate issued on module completion.

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On-demand video lectures

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Live monthly webinars

Interactive sessions with Q&A — recordings available for all members.

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Patient fact sheets

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What’s in the Curriculum?

15 modules covering the full scope of contemporary optometry practice. Each module has a Standard level and an Advanced level so you learn at the right depth for your career stage.

Developed in accordance with OA, RANZCO, and ASO.

Module 1: Clinical Exam

Standard

  • Anatomy & physiology
  • The art & science of refraction
  • Patient history taking
  • Anterior segment assessment (slit lamp, gonioscopy, fundus)

Advanced

  • Advanced gonioscopy, slit lamp techniques, mastering fundus exam
  • Ocular imaging (incl. AS-OCT, meibomography, topography)
Module 2: Optics + Refracts

Standard

  • Troubleshooting refraction
  • Prescribing for specific needs (eg. computer vision syndrome)
  • Fundamentals of prism
  • Spectacle lenses & dispensing

Advanced

  • Progressive lens fitting & non-adapts
  • Complex prism management
  • Low vision optics and compromised corneas
Module 3: Therapeutics

Standard

  • Review of diagnostic agents
  • Therapeutic Drug Classes part 1 & 2
  • Prescribing principles

Advanced

  • Advanced therapeutic agents
  • Compounded and biologics
  • Managing side effects and interactions
  • Pharmacology of ocular drugs and emerging therapies
Module 4: Contact Lenses

Standard

  • Soft toric and multifocal fitting
  • Managing CL complications
  • RGP fitting fundamentals
  • Modern contact lens care systems and patient education

Advanced

  • Scleral lens fitting
  • Orthokeratology: EBM, fitting
  • Fitting irregular corneas
  • Myopia control with CL and prescribing therapeutic lenses
Module 5: Anterior Segment

Standard

  • Dry Eye Disease (DEWS II) + Mx
  • Infectious Keratitis
  • Allergic Eye Disease

Advanced

  • KCN
  • Corneal dystrophies
  • Uveitis classification, work-up, co-management strategies
  • Managing complex cases: Acanthamoeba, neurotrophic, OSD in systemic disease
Module 6: Cataract

Standard

  • Grading cataracts + referrals
  • Identify key elements and co-morbidities when considering cataract referral

Advanced

  • Understanding biometry and IOL calculations, complex eyes
  • Explaining cataract surgery and different IOLs to patients
  • Cataract Sx Complications
  • Refractive Surgery
Module 7: Glaucoma

Standard

  • Different glaucoma types
  • Analyse field defects and OCT
  • Establish referral guidelines

Advanced

  • Advanced progression analysis
  • Visual field testing strategies and different OCT interpreting
  • Managing normal-tension and secondary glaucomas
  • Incorporating MIGS into co-management
Module 8: Posterior Segment

Standard

  • Recognise signs of diabetic retinopathy and AMD
  • Retinal Vein Occlusions
  • PVD, tears, detachments

Advanced

  • Advanced AMD monitoring
  • Inherited retinal diseases and macular dystrophies
  • All things macular OCT: Holes, ERM, CSR, MacTel etc
  • Posterior uveitis and choroiditis
Module 9: Oculoplastics

Standard

  • Managing eyelid lumps/bumps
  • How to approach a patient with a malpositioned eyelid
  • Assessment of epiphora

Advanced

  • Identifying different types of ptosis including sinister causes
  • Understanding plastic surgery and managing post-ops
  • Thyroid eye disease monitoring
  • Orbital disease to watch out for
Module 10: Ocular Oncology

Standard

  • Choroidal naevus vs. melanoma
  • Suspicious conjunctival lesions
  • Baseline documentation and monitoring of pigmented spots

Advanced

  • Retinoblastoma recognition
  • Other choroidal and iris lesions
  • Intraocular lymphoma and diagnostic adjuncts
  • Monitoring post-treatment, ocular side effects systemic Tx
Module 11: Paeds & Strabismus

Standard

  • Paediatric eye examination
  • Strabismus assessment and Mx
  • Convergence insufficiency

Advanced

  • Amblyopia treatment and patching strategies
  • Bifocals and contacts in children
  • Non-comitant deviations
  • Accomm. & vergence disorders
  • Vision therapy techniques
Module 12: Neuro Essentials

Standard

  • Identify neuro-ophthalmic emergencies (eg. GCA and papilloedema)
  • Differential for neuro-ophthalmic signs and symptoms

Advanced

  • Identify neurological conditions such as IIH, optic neuritis, stroke, myasthenia gravis
  • Low vision rehabilitation and assessing the needs of older pts
  • Aetiology of visual field defects
Module 13: Systemic Health

Standard

  • Ocular manifestations of systemic diseases (eg. HTN)
  • Ocular signs of neurological conditions
  • Interpreting blood tests and Ix

Advanced

  • The eye as a biomarker for systemic disease & integrated care models with GP/specialist
  • Genetics and nutritional factors in eye health
Module 14: Co-Management

Standard

  • Pre- and post-op cataract and refractive surgery care
  • Co-managing glaucoma
  • Co-managing retinal disease

Advanced

  • Recognising post-surgical complications
  • Managing refractive surprises
  • Managing complex post-ops
  • Co-manage KCN + transplants
  • Co-mx agreements/pathways
Module 15: Future of Optometry, EBM, CPD

Standard

  • AI + telemedicine applications
  • Evolving role of optometry in integrated healthcare

Advanced

  • Health economics, medico-legal basics, advocacy and public health roles
  • Cutting-edge gene therapy and pharmacy innovations
  • The impact of virtual and augmented reality

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