Cataract and Refractive Surgery
GDip.
Overview
About this course
Our Graduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery equips students with knowledge of cataract and refractive surgery theory and practice.
Who is it for?
This course is for medical graduates:
- in their final year of training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO), or an equivalent body,
- eligible for subspecialty fellowship, or registered to practice ophthalmology in the relevant state/territory or country.
Structure
What you’ll study
You will complete a total of 36 credit points of core units of study.
Core units involve study in:
- ophthalmic anatomy,
- ophthalmic optics,
- refractive surgery and
- practical refractive surgery.
The online component of the course includes lectures from internationally recognised corneal and refractive surgeons and interactive online discussions with the course coordinators.
You will be given the opportunity to attend a week of workshops and wet labs at the Sydney Eye Hospital as well as undertaking placements in accredited refractive surgical centres.
In the unit of study, Practical Refractive Surgery, you will undertake a two-week full-time clinical placement held at an accredited private refractive surgery centre.
Costs
Tuition
HK$214,005.83
(international)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Admission to the course requires:
- a medical degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification
- appropriate medical indemnity
- completion of the requirements of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists, and be eligible to undertake a subspecialty fellowship in the final year of accredited training; or
- applicants must be registered to practice ophthalmology in their state, territory or country
Language requirements
IELTS
6.5
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL
85
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
PTE
61
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band