Masters courses in Orthoptics and Ophthalmology

We offer specialist MMedSci courses for eyecare professionals. Our Vision and Strabismus programme is the only online course of its kind.

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Our three-year MMedSci courses are open to orthoptists, optometrists, ophthalmic nurses and related practitioners. They are designed to help you progress your career in eyecare and allow you to fit your studies around your work.

Vision and Strabismus MMedSci

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 3 years Part-time Distance learning Online learning

Become a specialist in treating patients with disorders of vision and ocular motility. This is the only vision and strabismus masters course for eye care practitioners that is taught entirely online.

Ophthalmology Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics) MMedSci

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2026 start
  • 3 years Part-time Distance learning
  • Accredited

Expand your role in providing eye care for children and young people. Take your career as an orthoptist, optometrist or ophthalmic nurse to the next level and become an advanced clinical practitioner.

If you are not ready to apply for a MMedSci, most of the modules on these programmes can be taken as a standalone CPD module. Find out more on our continuing professional development web pages.

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