1. Eye Health and Vision Care Package
Vision
Purchase both 'An Introduction to Eye Health and Vision Care' and 'Advanced Eye Care' as a package and receive a discount.
These courses are available free for Victorian-based health professionals. Email us at, education@vision2020australia.org.au, for free access.
$58.50 (AUD) / subscription
5. Diabetes and Eye Health Package
Diabetes
This course package is for diabetes educators and others working with people living with diabetes, including Aboriginal health workers and practitioners. The course examines how diabetes can affect eye health and vision, and your role in vision loss prevention through education and support you can provide to people living with diabetes. This course was developed in partnership with the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
Learners need to first complete An Introduction to Eye Health and Vision Care (2 hours).
Diabetes and Eye Health will take 1 hour to complete.
These courses are available free for Victorian-based health professionals and members of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association. Email us at, education@vision2020australia.org.au, for free access.
$58.50 (AUD) / subscription
2. An Introduction to Eye Health and Vision Care
Vision
This course covers the importance of eye health, anatomy and physiology of the eye, what is an eye examination, the main eye conditions causing vision loss in Australia and who the professionals working in the eye health sector are.
It will assist nurses, allied health professionals, Aboriginal Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners to identify people at risk of developing an eye condition, encourage them to seek an eye health professional and direct them to low vision services if need be.
Throughout this module, you will be presented with brief online assessments. To pass you will need to achieve a 75% pass rate.
This course will take you around 2 hours to complete, including research and hyperlinks.
This course is available free for Victorian-based health professionals. Email us at, education@vision2020australia.org.au, for free access.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
3. Advanced Eye Care
Vision
The Advanced course aims to provide primary health and allied health professionals, Aboriginal Health Workers and Aboriginal Health Practitioners, with further information on specific topics related to eye health and vision care.
The course includes an overview of how to conduct a basic vision assessment, the vision and eye health requirements for driving in Australia, the risks to eye health associated with chronic disease and the impact of medium and long-term use of systemic medications on eye health.
By the end of this module, you will be able to understand how to measure and record distance visual acuity, what the vision and eye health requirements required for driving are, how some chronic diseases and medications may affect the health of the eyes and what you can do to help patients achieve better vision and eye health outcomes.
Throughout this module, you will be presented with brief online assessments. To pass you will need to achieve a 75% pass rate.
This course will take you around 1 hour to complete, including research and hyperlinks.
This course is available free for Victorian-based health professionals. Email us at, education@vision2020australia.org.au, for free access.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription
4. Common Eye Conditions
Common Eye Conditions
The Common Eye Conditions course is aimed at general practitioners.
The course will cover the main causes of vision loss and blindness in Australia, how to conduct a basic vision assessment, and an overview of common eye infections. It will also include details on who is part of the eye care team, your role in eye health preventative care and the referral process to optometry and ophthalmology services.
Throughout this module, you will be presented with brief online assessments. To pass you will need to achieve a 100% pass rate.
This course will take you around 2 hours to complete, including research and hyperlinks.
This activity is pending RACGP approval for CPD Approved Activity hours.
This course is available free for Victorian-based health professionals. Email us at, education@vision2020australia.org.au, for free access.
$38.50 (AUD) / subscription