Course Details

1. Explain primary eye care provision in healthcare settings.
2. Apply professional communication and documentation skills.
3. Perform focused patient-history taking.
4. Perform anterior segment examination techniques.
5. Conduct pupillary examinations, including Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD) assessment.
6. Formulate evidence-based management plans for patients in community settings, within the optometric practice scope.

• Optometry in Primary Healthcare
• Professional Conduct & Communications
• History Taking
• Common Eye Symptoms
• Anterior Eye Examination
• Pupillary Examination
• Common Ocular Disease
• Myopia Management

This programme is jointly developed by Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). Delivered through a blended learning approach, the course equips optometrists with essential primary eye care competencies, enhancing clinical expertise and strengthening their ability to provide patient-centred care in community settings.