Overview

The Primary Care Ophthalmology (Online Learning) course is offered by The University of Edinburgh in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). It has been developed in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) as part of the Scottish Government's directive to empower and enhance the shift of balance of care for cataract, glaucoma, medical retina, emergency and ophthalmic triage from secondary to primary care.

Career opportunities

This programme will provide you with enhanced knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease and enable you to take on an expanding and extended role relevant to eye health preservation, primary prevention, disease diagnostics and therapeutics as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team.

The programme will also help prepare you for an academic and/or research career, delivering evidence of achievement for enhancing your professional portfolio across a number of domains:

advanced clinical learning
developing clinical leadership
multidisciplinary team working
applied clinical research
training and education
service quality improvement
patient pathway integration across care sectors

This award will highlight your commitment to continuing professional development in your chosen career and will ensure a competitive edge when applying for clinically-relevant positions.

You will be well-placed to harness your learning to advance your professional career within health services, pursue advanced academic study and/or work in industry.

Accreditation

The MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology is accredited by the Royal College of Nursing.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Glaucoma

Advanced Macular Disease

Advanced Acute Eye Disease & Vision Loss

Advanced eTriage and Refinement of Referral Criteria

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00

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It is strongly recommended you apply as early as possible. Applications may close earlier than the published deadlines if there is exceptionally high demand.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Optometry View 8 other Masters in Optometry in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

An accredited medical degree (MBChB or equivalent), or a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent, in optometry, orthoptics, dispensing optics, ophthalmic nursing or biomedical sciences.

It will also consider your application if you have 3-5 years' relevant work experience or professional qualifications, such as RGN, with appropriate clinical experience.

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Tuition Fees

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5070 GBP / year

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5070 GBP / year

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Funding

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

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Disciplines

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General requirements

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