Accreditation
General registration
Graduates of OCANZ-accredited undergraduate optometry courses are entitled to seek general registration with the Optometry Board of Australia and the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board, New Zealand.
List of OCANZ-accredited courses >>
Registration board approval for therapeutic practice
Changes to legislation in New Zealand and in most of the Australian jurisdictions have extended the scope of optometric practice to include the prescribing of certain controlled drugs and poisons (‘therapeutic practice’).
OCANZ accredited training in ocular therapeutics >>
Additional links
- Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences
The University of Melbourne - School of Optometry & Vision Science
University of New South Wales - School of Optometry
Queensland University of Technology - Department of Optometry and Vision Science
University of Auckland - Optometry Board of Australia >>
- Optometry Board of New Zealand >>
- Accreditation Manual Part 1 >>
- Accreditation Manual Part 2 >>
