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International Ophthalmology

Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology

(GradDipIOphth) KF048

Master of International Ophthalmology

(MIOphth) KC069

Course Credit points for award Duration full-time Duration part-time
GradDipIOphth 36 1 year 1.5 to 4 years
MIOphth 48 1 year 1.5 to 6 years
Overview

International Ophthalmology focuses on the specific training needs of clinicians in the developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region, but is not limited to these countries. It provides them the skills to competently practise ophthalmology at the highest possible standard with an emphasis on the specific diseases and pathologies of their home countries.

Students will gain practical skills including knowledge on the prognosis and management of common eye conditions, diseases and injuries to the eye. The course provides the opportunity for extensive practical experience, including performing ophthalmic surgery and management of post-operative complications.

Clinical and basic sciences are taught online and local and visiting mentors provide valuable clinical teaching and supervision in the student's working environment.

Course outcomes

The courses provide graduates with the practical experience and knowledge to manage ophthalmic conditions specific to their native countries.

Further information

The majority of the degree is in the form of distance learning.

The method of assessment will be based on assignments (three assignments set every three weeks), problem based learning modules and online participation.

Students will also be required to sit a final examination for Clinical Ophthalmology 2, consisting of both written and practical components in their country of work.

The Practical Ophthalmic Science unit of study is offered once each year in November/December in Sydney, Australia. Students enrolled in this unit of study are required to attend a three-week full time course (3x5 days) held at the Save Sight Institute, Sydney Eye Hospital, and the Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, Sydney, Australia.

At the end of each week there will be an observed clinical exam. Students will need to pass all three exams to pass this unit of study.

Degree resolutions

Sydney Medical School resolutions and the printed handbook are the official statement of faculty policy. The resolutions contained in the printed handbook are accurate as at August 2011. If a conflict is perceived between the content of the printed handbook and information available elsewhere, Sydney Medical School resolutions and the information available in the handbook online shall always take precedence. See the handbook online website:
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/medicine/
See the Policy Online website: sydney.edu.au/policy, for copies of University policies.

 

Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology

Master of International Ophthalmology


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code Course title
KF048 Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology
KC069 Master of International Ophthalmology

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for these courses is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

3 Master's type

The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

4 Stream

(1)
The Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology, and the Master of International Ophthalmology are available in the following streams:
(a)
Community Ophthalmology
(b)
Post Vocational Ophthalmology

5 Embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The embedded courses for each stream in this sequence are:
(a)
the Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology
(b)
the Master of International Ophthalmology.
(2)
Providing candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.

6 Admission to candidature

(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria. In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications who, in the opinion of the Faculty, have qualifications, evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award.
(2)
Admission to the Graduate Diploma of International Ophthalmology requires:
a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.
(3)
Admission to the Master of International Ophthalmology requires:
a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.
(4)
Applicants from countries without established vocational (Specialist) ophthalmology training programs and working in an ophthalmology unit are eligible for admission to the Community Ophthalmology stream.
(5)
Applicants who are overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and:
(a)
who have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their country of residency; or
(b)
who are eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their country of residence;
are eligible for admission to the Post Vocational Ophthalmology stream.

7 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the courses are set out in the Table of Units of Study: International Ophthalmology.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology a candidate in the Community Ophthalmology stream must successfully complete 36 credit points of core units of study from Part 1 of the Table of units of study.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology a candidate in the Post Vocational Ophthalmology stream must successfully complete 36 credit points of core units of study from Part 2 of the Table of units of study.
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of International Ophthalmology a candidate in the Community Ophthalmology stream must successfully complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
36 credit points of core units of study from Part 1 of the Table of units of study, and
(b)
12 credit points of units of study from Part 3 of the Table of units of study.
(5)
To qualify for the award of the Master of International Ophthalmology a candidate in the Post Vocational Ophthalmology stream must successfully complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
36 credit points of core units of study from Part 2 of the Table of units of study, and
(b)
12 credit points of units of study from Part 3 of the Table of units of study.

8 Transitional provisions

(1)
These course resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 who elect to proceed under these course resolutions.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the course resolutions in force at the time of their commencement.

Table of units of study: International Ophthalmology

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Part 1

Units of study for the Community Ophthalmology stream
OPSC5001
Ophthalmic Anatomy
9    A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5003
Ophthalmic Optics
9    A Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5013
Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1
6   

Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5014
Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2
6    P OPSC5013


Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5015
Clinical Ophthalmology 1
6    P OPSC5013 and OPSC5014


Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5016
Clinical Ophthalmology 2
6    P OPSC5015


Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5017
Surgical Ophthalmology
6   

Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5033
Acute and Emergency Eye Presentations
6   

Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners without an established vocational ophthalmology training program and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
Semester 1
Semester 2

Part 2

Units of study for the Vocational Ophthalmology stream
OPSC5001
Ophthalmic Anatomy
9    A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5003
Ophthalmic Optics
9    A Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics
Semester 1
Semester 2
OPSC5026
Cornea and Anterior Segment Surgery
6   

Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Semester 1
OPSC5027
Glaucoma
6    C OPSC5026


Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Semester 2
OPSC5028
Practical International Ophthalmology 1
6    P OPSC5026, OPSC5027
C OPSC5029, OPSC5030


Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Int June
OPSC5029
Practical International Ophthalmology 2
6    P OPSC5026, OPSC5027
C OPSC5028, OPSC5030


Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Int June
OPSC5030
Medical Retina
6    P OPSC5026, OPSC5027


Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Semester 1
OPSC5031
Paediatric Ophthalmology
6    P OPSC5030


Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Semester 2

Part 3

Unit of study for the master's degree
OPSC5032
Treatise
12    P (OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 and OPSC5017) or (OPSC5026 and OPSC5027 and OPSC5030)


Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Further enquiries

Rebecca Stoop
Phone: +61 2 9382 7284
Fax: +61 2 9382 7318
Email:


Website: sydney.edu.au/medicine/eye

Pattern of enrolment

The following patterns of enrolment are proposed for students.

Community Stream
Option 1
Teaching period  Unit of Study
Year 1 Semester 1 OPSC5013
Year 1 Semester 2 OPSC5014
Year 2 Semester 1 OPSC5017
Year 2 Semester 2 OPSC5033
Year 3 Semester 1

OPSC5015, OPSC5032

Year 3 Semester 2 OPSC5016
Option 2
Teaching period  Unit of Study
Year 1 Semester 1 OPSC5013
Year 1 Semester 2 OPSC5014
Year 2 Semester 1 OPSC5017
Year 2 Semester 2 OPSC5001
Year 3 Semester 1

OPSC5003

Year 3 Semester 2 OPSC5032
Vocational Stream
Option 1
Teaching period  Unit of Study
Year 1 Semester 1

OPSC5026, OPSC5027

Year 2 Semester 2

OPSC5030, OPSC5031

Year 3 Semester 1 OPSC5028, OPSC5029
Year 3 Semester 2

OPSC5032

Option 2
Teaching period  Unit of Study
Year 1 Semester 1

OPSC5026, OPSC5027

Year 2 Semester 2

OPSC5030, OPSC5001

Year 3 Semester 1

OPSC5032, OPSC5003

Units of study descriptions for 2012

OPSC5001 Ophthalmic Anatomy

Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Yves Kerdeaon Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: online/distance learning environment (total of 20hrs/wk) for 13 wks comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk) online tutorials (1hr/wk) self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk) wk 14 for revision. In addition to time spent on assignments it is expected that the student will spend approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of the fourteen weeks. It is suggested that also 25 hours of study will be necessary to prepare for the 3 hour examination at the end of the semester. Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy Assessment: 1x3000word assignment every 3wks (45%), online interaction (10%) and 1x3hr exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of anatomy of relevance to the practice of ophthalmology, in particular the eye, the visual pathways, the orbit and its contents including peri-orbital structures. They are also expected to have an understanding of the embryology, maturation and normal ageing changes of the human eye. They should also be familiar with the anatomy of the head and neck including neuro-anatomy, histology and the use of diagnostic imaging as it pertains to the visual system. On completion of this unit of study the successful student will be able to (1) describe the normal anatomical organisation of the human eye, orbit and contents and head and neck in terms of cells, tissues, organs and systems, (2) describe the principal components of the human visual system and their function in detail and (3) describe how diagnostic imaging may be used in ophthalmic practice.
Textbooks
Prescribed: Wolff's Anatomy of the Eye and Orbit (8th ed). AJ Bron et al (eds) HK Lewis, London 1997; Clinical Anatomy of the Eye, R.S. Snell, M.A. Lemp, Blackwell Science (2nd ed.). Recommended: Histology of the Human Eye, M. Hogan, J. Alvarado, J. Wedell, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1971; Gray's Anatomy (38th ed.), Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1989; Clinical Anatomy of the Eye, R.S. Snell, M.A. Lemp, Blackwell Science (2nd ed.),The Eye Basic Sciences in Practice (Chapters 1 and 2), J. Forrester et al, Saunders Co. Ltd., London 1996; The Human Nervous System, An Anatomical Viewpoint (5th ed.), M.L. Barr & J.A. Kiernan, Harper and Row, Philadelphia 1988.
OPSC5003 Ophthalmic Optics

Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: online/distance learning environment (total of 20hrs/wk) for 13 wks comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk), online tutorials (1hr/wk), self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk), wk 14 for revision. In addition to time spent on assignments it is expected that the student will spend approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of the fourteen weeks. It is suggested that also 25 hours of study will be necessary to prepare for the 3hour examination at the end of the semester. Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics Assessment: 1x3000word assignment every 3wks (45%), online interaction (10%), and 1x3hr exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of optics of relevance to the practice of ophthalmology. Particular emphasis will be placed on the topics of Physical, Geometrical, Physiological and Instrument Optics. On completion of this unit of study the successful student will be able to (1) describe the physical properties of light and lasers, (2) describe the geometrical principles of light and the laws governing lights interaction with materials and (3) describe the physiological optics of the human eye and how to test this.
Textbooks
Prescribed: Clinical Optics, AR Elkington & HJ Frank, Blackwell Science, 3rd Ed, 2000; Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses, Basic and Clinical Science Course, American Academy Ophthalmology, 2003. Recommended: Optics MH Freeman, Butterworths-Heinemann Medical; 10th Ed, 1990, Optics for Clinicians M Rubin, Triad Publishing, 3rd Ed, 1993.
OPSC5013 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Professor Geoffrey Painter Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr online seminar/wk (13 weeks) Assessment: 7x PBL assignments (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
This unit of study and the subsequent associated UoS OPSC5014 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2 aim to provide candidates with the foundations of the practice of clinical ophthalmology with an emphasis on the specific diseases and pathology of their native country. Weeks 1 and 2 will cover Nutrition and Eye Disease. Weeks 3 and 4 will cover Public Health for ophthalmology. Week 5 will cover Clinical Microbiology and week 6 will cover Statistics and Epidemiology.
Weeks 7 to 9 will cover Cornea and External Diseases. Weeks 10 to 11 will cover Orbit, Eyelids and lacrimal diseases and weeks 12 to 13 will cover Intraocular inflammation and Uveitis. On completion of this and the associated Unit of Study, the successful student will be able to understand the basis of the practice of clinical ophthalmology: basic pharmacology, public health measures, nutrition and its impact on ocular health, general microbiology, principles of genetics and medical statistics and epidemiology. They will also be expected to incorporate knowledge gained from the other online units of study into this unit of study and gain knowledge on the aetiology, pathology associated features, prognosis and management of diseases of the cornea and conjunctiv, eyelids and orbit, lacrimal system and iris and ciliary body. They will be required to identify differences in the presentation, aetiology, course, treatment and prognosis of ocular diseases in adults compared to children, to identify and study areas of ophthalmic significance in developing countries especially the candidates own and to utilise online ophthalmic and medical resources to gain knowledge and assist in the management of ocular and general medical disease. 3 hr weekly seminars via online teleconferences, CD based lectures, Fortnightly problem-based learning topics submitted by students
Textbooks
JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann
OPSC5014 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr online seminar/wk (13 weeks) Prerequisites: OPSC5013 Assessment: 7x PBL assignments (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
This unit of study and the previous associated UoS OPSC5013 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1 aim to provide candidates with the foundations of the practice of clinical ophthalmology with an emphasis on the specific diseases and pathology of their native country. Weeks 1 and 2 will cover traumatic eye injuries. Weeks 3 and 4 will cover the lens and cataract. Weeks 5 and 6will cover acute and chronic glaucoma. Weeks 7 and 8 will cover retinal diseases. Weeks 9 and 10 will cover diabetes and eye disease. Weeks 11 and 12 will cover neuron-ophthalmology and paediatric diseases and weeks 13 and 14 will cover strabismus, refraction and revision. On completion of this and the associated Unit of Study, the successful student will be able to apply the scientific basis of the practice of clinical ophthalmology to the following areas of specific ocular systems: basic pharmacology, public health measures, nutrition and its impact on ocular health, general microbiology, principles of genetics and medical statistics and epidemiology. They will also be required to incorporate knowledge gained from the other online units of study into this unit of study and gain knowledge on the aetiology, pathology associated features, prognosis and management of diseases of the lens and ciliary body, retina, optic and cranial nerves, the central nervous system. extraocular muscles and head and neck diseases. They will be required to identify differences in the presentation, aetiology, course, treatment and prognosis of ocular diseases in adults compared to children, identify and study areas of ophthalmic significance in developing countries especially the candidates own and utilise online ophthalmic and medical resources to gain knowledge and assist in the management of ocular and general medical disease. 3 hr weekly seminars via online teleconferences, CD based lectures, fortnightly problem-based learning topics submitted by students.
Textbooks
JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann.
OPSC5015 Clinical Ophthalmology 1

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Professor Geoffrey Painter Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs online per day x 5 days (13 weeks). Study concurrent with full time work. Prerequisites: OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 Assessment: Online attendance, submitted fortnightly case histories (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
This unit of study and the subsequent associated UoS OPSC5012 Clinical Ophthalmology 2 aim to provide candidates with the practical experience and knowledge necessary to manage ophthalmic conditions. They are mentor based programmes with candidates applying knowledge to eye clinic patients. Candidates are required to attend ophthalmology clinics on a full time basis. These clinics are under the supervision of local or international ophthalmologists. The student will be continuously assessed as to their competence in their management of ophthalmic conditions in both adults and children. The clinical load will be reflected in the spectrum of submitted case histories by the candidate. Candidates will be required to show that they can competently manage ophthalmic conditions. By management, the candidate is required to undertake the following tasks: take an appropriate medical/ophthalmic history; perform an ophthalmic examination, an appropriate general medical examination and an appropriate preoperative assessment. They will also identify the most likely diagnosis, and list an appropriate differential diagnosis. They will be required to outline and/or perform appropriate ophthalmic and medical investigations, outline a management plan for the condition, including (where appropriate): preventative, public health and nutritional measures; genetic, disease education and counseling; general medical therapies; pharmacological, laser, surgical and optical treatments; consultation by other medical or health professionals; organisation of government &NGO assistance and arrange for appropriate ophthalmic and other medical/paramedical follow up. This is required for common eye conditions in the fields of cornea and external diseases, orbital disease, eyelids, lacrimal diseases, intraocular inflammation and uveitis, traumatic eye injuries, lens and cataract, glaucoma, retinal diseases and diabetic retinopathy, neuron-ophthalmology, paediatric diseases, strabismus and refractive errors. Mentor based teaching, fortnightly submitted case reports, Online attendance and completed case histories This UoS will be offered as a mentor based programme with the candidate, under the supervision of three layers of Mentors. Firstly, a local ophthalmologist in their country of practice. This ophthalmologist will be assessed and deemed appropriate by the course coordinators. Visiting ophthalmologists from Australia and New Zealand will also supervise their training and, finally, a representative from the Local Government health authorities who the candidate will be employed by will also serve as a Mentor to the candidate. Candidates will be required to practice ophthalmology in a variety of settings. These will include hospital based ophthalmology clinics, private based ophthalmology practices, ophthalmology clinics run by visiting Australian and New Zealand Ophthalmologists and outreach clinics to other smaller communities. Candidates will at all times be supervised by one of the Mentors as defined above.
Textbooks
JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann.
OPSC5016 Clinical Ophthalmology 2

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Professor Geoffrey Painter Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs online per day x5 days (13 weeks). Study concurrent with full time work Prerequisites: OPSC5015 Assessment: Online attendance, submitted fortnightly case histories, OSCE exam, long case (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the practical experience and knowledge necessary to manage ophthalmic conditions. This is a mentor based programme with candidates applying knowledge to eye clinic patients. Candidates are required to attend ophthalmology clinics on a full time basis. These clinics are under the supervision of local or international ophthalmologists. The student will be continuously assessed as to their competence in their management of ophthalmic conditions in both adults and children. The clinical load will be reflected in the spectrum of submitted case histories by the candidate. Candidates will be required to show that they can competently manage ophthalmic conditions. By management the candidate is required to take an appropriate medical / ophthalmic history, perform an ophthalmic examination, an appropriate general medical examination an appropriate preoperative assessment. They will also identify the most likely diagnosis and list an appropriate differential diagnosis. They will be required to outline and/or perform appropriate ophthalmic and medical investigations and outline a management plan for the condition including (where appropriate): preventative, public health and nutritional measures, genetic, disease education and counseling, general medical therapies, pharmacological, laser, surgical and optical treatments, consultation by other medical or health professionals, organization of government & NGO assistance and arrange for appropriate ophthalmic and other medical/paramedical follow up. This is required for common eye conditions in the fields of cornea and external diseases, orbital disease, eyelids, lacrimal disease, intraocular inflammation and uveitis, traumatic eye injuries, lens and cataract, glaucoma, retinal diseases and diabetic retinopathy, neuro-ophthalmology, paediatric diseases, strabismus and refractive errors. Mentor based teaching, fortnightly submitted case reports, Online attendance and completed case histories. This UoS will be offered as a mentor based programme with the candidate under the supervision of three layers of Mentors. Firstly, a local ophthalmologist in their country of practice. This ophthalmologist will be assessed and deemed appropriate by the course coordinators. Visiting ophthalmologists from Australia and New Zealand will also supervise their training and a Representative from the Local Government health authorities who the candidate will be employed by will also serve as a Mentor to the candidate. Candidates will be required to practice ophthalmology in a variety of settings. These will include hospital based ophthalmology clinics, private based ophthalmology practices, ophthalmology clinics run by visiting Australian and New Zealand ophthalmologists and outreach clinics to other smaller communities. At the end of the unit of study, a supervised clinical exam will be undertaken in Sydney or their country of practice. The exam will be a clinical exam assessing the candidate's competence in clinical ophthalmology. It will take the form of both a written and clinical exam. The clinical exam will include an observed clinical exam, utilizing patients with ophthalmic conditions and a long case exam involving detailed management of common eye conditions. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently as an ophthalmologist in their native country.
Textbooks
JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann.
OPSC5017 Surgical Ophthalmology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs online per day x5 days (13 weeks). Study concurrent with full time work Assessment: Online surgical logbook (40%), Observed cataract operation (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners from countries without an established vocational ophthalmology training programs and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the practical experience and knowledge necessary to manage surgical ophthalmic conditions. This is a mentor based programme with candidates operating in a number of different environments. Emphasis is on preoperative assessment, surgical competence and post operative management. Candidates will be required to operate in a variety of settings. These will include hospital based ophthalmology surgical lists, private based ophthalmology surgical lists, ophthalmology surgical clinic run by visiting Australian and New Zealand ophthalmologists and outreach clinics to other smaller communities. Surgical mentors will provide the appropriate training in specific ophthalmic operations. Candidates will be required to show that they can competently assess and perform ophthalmic surgery and manage post operative complications. By management the candidate is required to take an appropriate medical / ophthalmic history, perform an ophthalmic examination, an appropriate general medical examination and an appropriate preoperative assessment. They will be required to identify the most likely diagnosis and list an appropriate differential diagnosis of the aetiology of the surgical disease, andoutline and/or perform appropriate ophthalmic and medical investigations. They will be required to perform Surgery of the following Ophthalmic Conditions: extra capsular cataract surgery, repair of traumatic eye and eyelid injuries, infective eyelid and orbital lesions, benign and malignant lid procedures, pterygium surgery, acute glaucoma procedures, strabismus procedures and simple lacrimal duct procedures. Mentor based teaching, Online surgical logbook, online surgical case histories. This unit of study will be offered as a mentor based programme with the candidate under the supervision of three layers of Mentors. Firstly, a local ophthalmologist in their country of practice. This ophthalmologist will be assessed and deemed appropriate by the course coordinators. Visiting ophthalmologists from Australia and New Zealand will also supervise their training and a Representative of the Local Government health authorities who the candidate will be employed by will serve as a Mentor to the candidate. At the end of the year a supervised surgical exam will be undertaken in Sydney or their country of practice. The exam will be a supervised extracapsular cataract extraction that the candidate must perform competently to complete the unit of study.
Textbooks
JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann.
OPSC5026 Cornea and Anterior Segment Surgery

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online lectures 3hrs per wk plus online forum discussion 1hr per wk. Self-directed learning 16hrs per wk Assessment: 3 x 3000 word written assignments (45%), online forum discussion (10%), exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
This unit of study will provide candidates with the theoretical and practical foundations of the practise of cornea and anterior segment surgery. Wk 1 will cover microbial keratitis. Wk 2 corneal dystrophies and Wk 3 endothelial disease. Wk 4 will cover corneal surgery. Wk 5 will cover cataract and Wk 6 cataract surgery. Wk 7 pterygium and surgery. Wk 8 will cover cicatrising conjunctivitis and Wk 9 dry eye disease. Wk 10 will cover eyelid disease and Wk 11 herpetic eye disease. Wk 12 corneal immune disorders and Wk 13 Investigation.
Textbooks
Coster, Douglas, Cornea: Fundamentals of Clinical Ophthalmology Series (Fundamentals of Clinical Ophthalmology), BMJ Books 2002, ISBN 0-7279-1557-6
OPSC5027 Glaucoma

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr. John Grigg Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online lectures 3hrs per wk plus online forum discussion 1hr per wk. Self-directed learning 16hrs per wk. Corequisites: OPSC5026 Assessment: 3 X 3000 word written assignments (45%), online forum discussion (10%), exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
This unit of study will provide candidates with the theoretical and practical knowledge of the treatment of glaucoma. The first part of the unit will cover classification and epidemiology, pathology and pathogens, clinical assessment, disease detection and monitoring progression. The second part of the course will include teaching on primary open angle glaucoma, primary and secondary angle closure glaucoma, secondary open angle glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma. paediatric glaucoma, congenital and developmental glaucoma. The final sections will look at medical therapy, laser therapy and surgical therapy.
Textbooks
Stamper, Robert L., Lieberman, Marc F., Drake, Michael V., Becker-Shaffer's Diagnosis and Therapy of the Glaucomas, 8th ed., Mosby.
OPSC5028 Practical International Ophthalmology 1

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: Int June Classes: block (1x5days) Prerequisites: OPSC5026, OPSC5027 Corequisites: OPSC5029, OPSC5030 Assessment: 1hr observed practical exam (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
This course covers interpretation and assessment of special investigation for glaucoma and anterior segment including microbiology, preparation of specimens, confocal imaging, corneal topography, ocular biometry, perimetry, and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM).
OPSC5029 Practical International Ophthalmology 2

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: Int June Classes: block (1x5days) Prerequisites: OPSC5026, OPSC5027 Corequisites: OPSC5028, OPSC5030 Assessment: 1hr observed practical exam (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
This course covers interpretation and assessment of OCT, fluorescein angiography, including green angiography, autofluorescence, electrophysiology, ocular motility assessment and research methodology.
OPSC5030 Medical Retina

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online lectures 3hrs per wk plus online forum discussion 1hr per wk. Self-directed learning 16hrs per wk. Prerequisites: OPSC5026, OPSC5027 Assessment: 3x 3000 word written assignments (45%), online forum discussion (10%). exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
This unit of study will provide candidates with the theoretical and practical foundations for the treatment of retinal disorders and diseases. Wk 1 will cover diabetic retinopathy I andWk 2 diabetic retinopathy II. Wk 3 retinal vascular disease I - CRVO, BRVO and Wk 4 retinal vascular disease II - CRVO, BRVO. Wk 5 will cover age-related macular degeneration and Wk 6 treatments for ARMD. Wk 7 macular and retinal dystrophies I and Wk 8 macular and retinal dystrophies II. Wk 9 will cover posterior segment inflammatory eye disease I. Wk 10 peripheral retinal and vitreous disorders. Wk 11 will cover retinal and choroidal tumours and Wk 12 infective posterior segment eye disease. Wk 13 special investigation FFA, OCT, ICG, electrophysiology.
Textbooks
Ryan, Stephen J., et al, Retina Vols 1-3, 4th ed., 2005, Elsevier Mosby
OPSC5031 Paediatric Ophthalmology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr. John Grigg Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online lectures 3hrs per wk plus online forum discussion 1hr per wk. Self-directed learning 16hrs per wk. Prerequisites: OPSC5030 Assessment: 3x 3000 word written assignments (45%), online forum discussion (10%), exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
This unit of study will provide candidates with the theoretical and practical foundations necessary to assess and perform paediatric ophthalmology. The first part of the unit will cover retinopathy of prematurity, refractive error and amblyopia, strabismus I, comitant, strabismus II, incomitant and vertical deviation. Following this, we will look at media opacities, congenital cataracts, congenital glaucoma and developmental glaucoma, an introduction to genetic eye disease and paediatric ophthalmic infectious diseases. In the final part of the unit we will cover paediatric ocular oncology, orbital and lacrimal disease, the child who can't see approach to and investigations, phakomatoses and nystagmus.
Textbooks
Taylor, David., Hoyt, Creig S., Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2nd ed., Blackwell Science 1997
OPSC5032 Treatise

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to meet with their supervisor at least every three weeks to discuss the progress and implementation of their project Prerequisites: (OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 and OPSC5017) or (OPSC5026 and OPSC5027 and OPSC5030) Assessment: Review by two independent assessors. Treatise may take one of two forms, either a written output on work performed during the candidature from a supervised student project that contains between 10,000-20,000 words or a scientific paper that arises from a supervised student's project and has been accepted by a peer review journal for publication. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their countries of residency, or be eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their countries of residency.
OPSC5033 Acute and Emergency Eye Presentations

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr. John Grigg Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Online lectures 3hrs per wk plus online forum discussion 1hr per wk. Self-directed learning 16hrs per wk. Assessment: 3 x 3000 word written assignments (45%), online forum discussion (10%), exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education
Note: Candidates must be overseas trained medical practitioners without an established vocational ophthalmology training program and be working in a clinical ophthalmology unit.
This unit of study will provide candidates with the theoretical and practical knowledge of acute and emergency presentations in ophthalmology.
Wk1 will cover corneal ulcerations and their immediate management Wk 2 penetrating eye trauma and Wk3 orbital blow out fractures. Wk 4 will cover blunt ocular trauma and intraocular foreign bodies and Wk 5 cranial nerve palsies. Wk 6 giant cell arteritis and Wk 7 CRAO/CRVO - retinal vascular occlusions. Wk 8 will cover acute glaucoma and Wk 9 acute uveitis. Wk 10 will cover neonatal conjunctivitis and Wk 11 leukoria in the infant. Wk 12 will cover recent onset nystagmus and Wk 13 neuro ophthalmic emergencies.
Textbooks
Wills Eye Hospital, Kunimoto Derek Y., (ed) et al, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease 4th ed.