Ophthalmology MSc

UCL (University College London)

The Ophthalmology MSc provides you with a comprehensive study of Ophthalmology, combining contemporary clinical knowledge with up-to-date research, delivered jointly by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital. All major sub-specialties in this rapidly advancing area are covered using a range of teaching and assessment methods, designed to equip students with a variety of skills to enhance their future careers. The MSc Ophthalmology provides an in-depth engagement with the study of Ophthalmology in a contemporary clinical and research focused context. It is intended to provide a comprehensive grounding in the principles, approaches and methodologies that inform current practice in the specific clinical subspecialties in this rapidly advancing area. It is intended to provide you with a deeper theoretical and contextual knowledge to allow you to develop your clinical decision-making skills in subspecialty areas and plan coherent next steps and further specialist study, research and training in readiness for patient-facing clinical practice and research. The relationship between UCL/Institute of Ophthalmology and the world leading Moorfields Eye Hospital as partners in delivering the programme allows you to develop your understanding in the context of the most current research, diagnostic and treatment advancements in the ophthalmic field. Teaching is delivered by a mix of clinical experts, alongside faculty staff with international research profiles. A critical approach to both clinical problem solving and research are central to the course, ensuring that you have the opportunity to gain a range of skills that will enhance your future career. Teaching is delivered primarily face-to-face, supplemented by some online sessions for the clinical sub-specialty modules. There is a more blended delivery mode for the Research Methods and Statistics in Eye Care and Clinical Leadership modules. Teaching also occurs in a variety of formats, from lectures to seminars and group work. During term time, there are weekly clinical skills sessions focusing on ophthalmic assessment techniques, as well as wet labs and surgical simulations, allowing students to consolidate their theoretical learning with practical skills. Professors and leaders in their fields in Ophthalmology will deliver keynote lectures, followed by your opportunity to ask them questions. In term 3, there is the opportunity to observe two half-day sessions of clinics or surgery being carried out at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The Ophthalmology MSc is ideal for doctors in the early stages of their career, wishing to prepare for a career specialist ophthalmological practice and research. Other applicants include optometrists and orthoptists wishing to expand their clinical and research-based knowledge across all the sub-specialties.