Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Admission requirements

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Master of Medicine (Cataract and Refractive Surgery) requires:

• a medical degree
• 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
• registration to practise ophthalmology in their state, territory or country.

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery requires the successful completion of 36 credit points of prescribed core units of study.

The Master of Cataract and Refractive Surgery requires the
successful completion of 48 credit points of units of study including:

• 36 credit points of prescribed core units of study; and
• 12 credit points of research leading to a dissertation.

Sample patterns of enrolment

• Part time enrolment pattern
• Full time enrolment pattern

Part time enrolment

It is recommended that students enrol in units in the following order if studying part time. For students undertaking work a part time enrolment pattern is strongly recommended.

Master's degree (part time)

Graduate Diploma (part time)

Full time enrolment

If studying full time, the following pattern is recommended:

Master's degree (full time)

Graduate Diploma (full time)