Graduate Certificate in Detection and Co-management of Anterior Eye diseases, Cataract, and Glaucoma

Programme Highlights

The Graduate Certificate in Detection and Co-Management of Anterior Eye Diseases, Cataract and Glaucoma is aimed at graduates with a degree in optometry, who are seeking to enhance the skills and confidence in practicing a wider scope on detection and co-management of age-related cataract and glaucoma. By further developing optometrists’ expertise, we strive to improve the standard of eyecare provided at primary eye care setting at the community.

This course offers a selection of carefully curated modules that will enhance the clinical knowledge and skills of optometrists in the community to take on bigger roles in more accurate diagnosis and co-management of age-related cataract and stable glaucoma.  Both cataract and glaucoma are increasing in prevalence due to an aging population. When optometrists can provide co-management of the slow progressing age-related cataract and review of stable cases of glaucoma patients, patient care will be kept in a sustainable community-based, primary eyecare setting.

This Graduate Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of all modules and tests.

Benefits of Attending

This course is meticulously designed to enhance the skills and confidence in practicing a wider scope than the current practice, on the detection and co-management of age-related cataract and glaucoma.

Who Should Attend

This graduate certificate course is  for OOB-registered Optometrists, who are actively practising and holds an undergraduate degree or higher qualification in optometry.

Course Agenda

Module 1: Advanced Clinical Techniques For Anterior Eye Disease, Cataracts and Glaucoma (5 weeks)

The module describes the overview of the advanced techniques used in modern tertiary health institution in the diagnosis of eye diseases. It will focus on strengthening the optometrists’ skills in performing the following clinical procedures.

• Van Herrick Angle Assessment
• Goldmann Applanation Tonometry (GAT)
• Red reflex
• Anterior Chamber (AC) Cell Assessment

Module 2: Age Related Cataract and Symptomatic Anterior Eye Diseases (4 weeks)

This module provides clinical optometrists a refresher on the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and management strategies of anterior eye diseases, in particular age- related cataracts. The participants will learn to recognise the urgency in referring each case of age related cataract. They will monitor and manage the patients under their duty of care and refer the patients to the ophthalmologists in cases that requires secondary or tertiary eyecare.

The module also aims to improve the clinical optometrists’ communication with other healthcare professionals, patient education and counselling when managing patients with age related cataract.

Module 3: Glaucoma Detection & Monitoring (4 weeks)

This module provides clinical optometrists a refresher on the aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and management strategies of  glaucoma. The participants will learn to recognise the urgency in referring each case of glaucoma. They will monitor and manage the patients under their duty of care and refer the patients to the ophthalmologists in cases that require secondary or tertiary eyecare.

The module also aims to improve the clinical optometrists’ communication with other healthcare professionals, patient education and counselling when managing patients with glaucoma.

*Participants must complete all 3 courses to be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Detection and Co-Management of Anterior Eye Diseases, Cataract and Glaucoma.

Minimum Entry Requirement

Mode of Training

All the lectures are pre-recorded and uploaded onto Canvas for course participants to access at their convenient time (online asynchronous). Problem-based Small Group Learning (PBSGL) will be conducted synchronously online or face-to-face.

Course participants are required to attend the workshops and clinical attachments in-person.