Therapeutics Refresher for Optometrists – Short Course
The Therapeutics Refresher for Optometrists short course is an evidence-based program designed to update your ocular therapeutics expertise, focussing on case studies and designed for optometrists returning, upskilling, or bridging knowledge gaps in clinical care.
This course delivers practical, case-based learning that translates directly into everyday patient care. Grounded in current best practice and emerging evidence, the course focusses on real-world clinical decision-making, therapeutic prescribing and collaborative care.
Benefits:
- Update your knowledge in ocular therapeutics with current, clinically relevant content
- Strengthen diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic decision-making
- Enhance collaborative care pathways with ophthalmology
- Build confidence in managing complex and acute presentations
- Flexible remote learning designed to fit around work and family commitments
Topics reflect common and clinically important presentations encountered in daily optometrist practice, including:
- Anterior eye infections
- Ocular surface disorders including contemporary dry eye management aligned with DEWS III principles
- Corneal foreign body management and practical removal techniques
- Acute anterior uveitis
- Cataract surgery complications
- Glaucoma and ocular hypertension
- Oral therapeutics in optometric practice
- Geographic atrophy including latest recommendations for clinical management and imaging considerations
Learning is centred on patient case studies, providing immediately applicable clinical insights and practical management strategies.
The course is delivered by a highly regarded team of optometrists and ophthalmologists, including but not limited to:
- Dr Nathan Kerr
- Leading ophthalmologist, surgeon and medical researcher, specialising in glaucoma. Dr Kerr is at the forefront of innovative treatments for glaucoma to improve treatment outcomes.
- Janelle Scully
- Optometrist and educator recognised for her leadership in optometry education and clinical training at the Australian College of Optometry.
- Associate Professor Zhichao Wu
- Optometrist and clinician-scientist leading Clinical Biomarkers Research at the Centre for Eye Research Australia.
Our presenters bring extensive clinical, research and teaching experience, ensuring content that is practical and aligned with contemporary standards or care.
This course is ideal for:
- Optometrists returning to clinical practice after extended leave (eg parental leave) or time in non-clinical roles
- Experienced optometrists seeking to upskill, broaden scope of practice or develop expertise in areas such as glaucoma or dry eye
- Optometrists who feel a knowledge gap in therapeutics and wish to rebuild confidence
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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