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MMedSci - Master of Medical Science
University of Sheffield
Online
SEP-25
3 years
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MMedSci - Master of Medical Science
University of Sheffield
Online
SEP-25
3 years
Select a an exam type
Become a specialist in treating patients with vision and ocular motility issues. This is the only vision and strabismus course for eye care practitioners that is taught entirely online.
Course description
This course is designed for orthoptists and other eye care professionals to advance their clinical knowledge and understanding in the specialist area of vision and strabismus. It is the only course on these topics that is taught entirely online, so you can fit your studies around your other commitments.
Our flexible course structure means you can select modules, to focus on the topics that interest you most, or that are most relevant to your clinical practice. MMedSci students can develop a detailed understanding of comitant and incomitant strabismus, examine diseases which affect ocular motility, study visual processing in detail or learn about the effects of stroke. There are also modules that cover research methods, assessing and managing low-vision children and adults, and the prescription and non-prescription medicines that orthoptists can use.
The programme is led by practising orthoptists and eyecare experts. You can work with them on an independent research project, either by collecting and analysing your own data, or exploring the latest findings on a specific topic.
Orthoptists, Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and Ophthalmic nurses with postgraduate qualifications, and Dispensing Opticians, are welcome to apply. Minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in orthoptics or another eye care-related degree. We may also accept other relevant eye care qualifications.
Students living in
Domestic
£3,413 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£3,413 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£3,413 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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