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Short courses in ophthalmology

Advance your clinical skills in ophthalmology
Facilitated by the Specialty of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health our short courses in ophthalmology are designed to help you advance your career and clinical skills in ophthalmology.

The Specialty of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health offers a number of short courses and professional development opportunities throughout the year. 

Courses vary from short seminars to non-degree units of study that run over a 13-week semester (see Study Dates), and it is possible to undertake almost any ophthalmology unit of study as a non-award study.  Browse our full range of units of study available, or learn more about non-degree study.

 

Microsurgical Skills
Dates: 2024 dates TBC
Presenters:
  • A/Prof Con Petsoglou, The University of Sydney
  • A/Prof Graham Wilson, University of Otago
  • Dr Yves Kerdraon, University of Otago
Cost: $2,500 (plus GST)
IOL Selection and Biometry
Dates: 12 February - 24 March 2024
Registration:

In order for our tutors to effectively facilitate the online discussion forums and live online tutorials, places are limited.

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Presenters:
  • A/Prof Con Petsoglou, The University of Sydney
  • Prof Colin Chan, The University of Sydney, University of Canberra
Cost:
  • Consultants - $500 (plus GST)
  • Other - $250 (plus GST)
Ocular Pathology
Dates: From 19th June 2023
Presenters:
  • Dr Alexandra Allende, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology
  • Dr Geoffrey Hall, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology
  • Prof Sarah Coupland, George Holt Chair in Pathology
  • A/Prof Con Petsoglou, The University of Sydney
Cost:

 $250 (plus GST)

Corneal Diseases and their Management
Dates: 2024 dates TBC

Course convenors:

  • Professor Stephanie Watson OAM, The University of Sydney
Cost:
  • Trainees: $250 (plus GST) 
  • Others: $500 (plus GST)
Visual Electrophysiology for Technicians
Dates: 2024 dates TBC
Course Convenors:
  • Dr Dorothy Thompson, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, UCL
  • Professor John Grigg, The University of Sydney
Cost: $370 (plus GST)
Paediatric Ophthalmology – An Update on Current Practice
Dates: 2024 dates TBC
Course convenors:
  • Dr Michael Jones, the University of Sydney
Cost:
  • Trainees: $250 (plus GST) 
  • Others: $500 (plus GST)