Program Overview

SLP in Ocular Therapeutics for Optometrists

General

The SLP in Ocular Therapeutics for Optometrists is a Continuous Education Programme offered by the Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Sciences.

• Programme Level: Continuous Education Programmes
• Programme Name: SLP in Ocular Therapeutics for Optometrists
• Programme Code: S9OTOO
• Medium of Facilitation: part-time
• NQF Level: 8
• NQF Credits: 0
• Senate Approval: S342/2021(3)
• Application Start Date: 1 April 2024
• Application End Date: 31 December 2025
• Campus: Doornfontein

Purpose

The purpose of this SLP is to empower already qualified optometrists with the additional knowledge, skills, and insights required to manage selected ocular pathologies and to prescribe or administer approved schedule 2, 3, and 4 medicines for the treatment of ocular conditions in the course of optometric practice as per the promulgated scope of practice relating to Ocular Therapeutics.

Admission Requirements

To apply and register for this SLP, applicants must have:

• Completed an Optometry Qualification which included ocular diagnostics in the curriculum as approved by the Professional Board for Optometry and Dispensing Opticians (PBODO) or have completed a postgraduate ocular diagnostic course as accredited by the PBODO
• Current registration with the HPCSA as a practicing Optometrist with ocular diagnostics

Programme Fees

The programme fees are not specified.

UJ Faculties

The University of Johannesburg has several faculties, including:

• College of Business and Economics (CBE)
• Faculty of Art, Design And Architecture
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Science
• Johannesburg Business School