Healthcare in the region has been given a significant boost with the announcement of provisional approval being granted for a professional Master of Optometry course at the University of Portsmouth.

Doctors of Optometry examine, diagnose, treat and manage diseases of the eye. Training requires four years at a professional school of optometry preceded by a bachelor’s degree or at least 90 credits ...

Deakin’s Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry course at Waurn Ponds earned the title by posting the highest ATAR for a non-scholars course this year at 98.75. Eighty first-year students on ...