Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
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Master of Medicine (Cataract and Refractive Surgery) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of research leading to a dissertation. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
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| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study. | |||
Core |
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| OPSC5001 Ophthalmic Anatomy |
9 | A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OPSC5003 Ophthalmic Optics |
9 | A Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics P OPSC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OPSC5018 Cataract and Refractive Surgery 1 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| OPSC5019 Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2 |
6 | P OPSC5018 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| OPSC5020 Practical Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
6 | P OPSC5018 C OPSC5019 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive November |
Dissertation units - Master of Medicine (Cataract and Refractive Surgery) |
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| (a) Dissertation A and Dissertation B can be taken over two semesters | |||
| (b) Dissertation C can be taken in one semester. | |||
| OPSC5023 Dissertation Refractive Surgery A |
6 | P OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OPSC5024 Dissertation Refractive Surgery B |
6 | P OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 and OPSC5023 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OPSC5025 Dissertation Refractive Surgery C |
12 | P OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |