Dry Eye Short Course
Elevate your clinical expertise with this short course exploring the full landscape of dry eye disease. Guided by world‑leading experts including Vice‑Chair of TFOS DEWS III Professor James S. Wolffsohn, you’ll deepen your understanding of tear film physiology, diagnostic best practices, personalised treatment planning, and evidence‑based pharmacological care.
Across five focused online modules, and interactive case discussion webinars you’ll gain practical skills in identifying disease triggers, interpreting clinical findings, optimising management strategies, and tailoring therapies to each patient’s needs.
Perfect for clinicians seeking build their dry eye practice, this course delivers the knowledge, confidence, and tools to help you optimise treatment outcomes for your patients.
Topics reflect common and clinically important presentations encountered in daily optometrist practice, including:
- Foundations of dry eye disease
- Gain a clear understanding of tear film physiology, key disease drivers, and the multifactorial mechanisms underpinning dry eye.
- Diagnostic methodology
- Learn a structured, evidence‑based approach to assessing dry eye using validated questionnaires, ocular examination, and DEWSIII‑aligned criteria.
- Personalised treatment planning
- Discover how to create tailored management plans to meet individual patient needs.
- Advanced management strategies
- Enhance your clinical practice with practical guidance on advanced therapies, including IPL, therapeutic contact lenses, and interdisciplinary care.
- Patient communication & long-term care
- Build confidence in setting expectations, monitoring progress, and supporting patients through the long‑term management of chronic dry eye disease.
Learning is centred on patient case studies, providing immediately applicable clinical insights and practical management strategies.
- Jennifer Craig
- Laura De Angelis
- Sarah Farrant
- Varny Ganesalingam
- Jason Holland
- Adele Jefferies
- Suhyun (Sue) Kweon
- Leigh Plowman
- Rolando Toyos
- Stephanie Watson
- James S Wolffsohn
- Shaina Zheng
This dry eye course is ideal for:
Optometrists looking to expand their scope of practice in ocular surface disease and stay current with rapidly evolving dry eye technologies, protocols, and research such as DEWSIII;
Practitioners seeking greater confidence in managing complex, multifactorial cases and treating patients whose symptoms remain unresolved despite conventional therapy;
Practitioners aiming to confidently integrate advanced dry eye treatments into practice, including IPL, and specialised pharmacological options; and
- Optometrists who wish to deliver high‑quality, unbiased patient care, supported by course content that is fully independent and not sponsored ensuring objective, evidence-based learning.
Our courses are open to optometry graduates from Australia, New Zealand and internationally.
Course enquiries from overseas applicants or optometrists with limited registration are welcome and should be directed to [email protected].
It is recommended that all candidates have a minimum of six months general practice experience prior to commencing the course.
Please note: Completion of this course does not provide a pathway to an Australian visa or registration to practise in Australia. For information on practising in Australia or New Zealand, please refer to the Optometry Board of Australia (OBA).
| Aus (incl GST) | NZ (ex GST) | |
| ACO Member | $884 | $796 |
| Non Member | $1,019 | $917 |
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