Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Theory) PgDip

Key highlights

• Covers latest advances in laser refractive and refractive cataract surgery
• Spans the patient pathway from pre-assessment to complex case management
• Delivered fully online through distance learning

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Creative Industries and Communication Scholarship

  £2,200 scholarship applied as discount to your tuition fee. In addition to the £2,000 international postgraduate scholarship.

  Up to £2,200

• GREAT Scholarship

  We are offering £10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year Masters programmes (excluding eLearning) to students from from a range of countries, who will enrol into UK higher education institutions in the 2026-27 academic year.

  Up to £10,000

• International Postgraduate Scholarship

  £2,000 scholarship applied as a discount to your tuition fee.

  Up to £2,000

• Law and Criminology Scholarship

  £2,200 scholarship applied as discount to your tuition fee. In addition to the £2,000 international postgraduate scholarship.

  Up to £2,200

• Study Abroad Scholarship

  10% international tuition fee discount.

  Up to 10% of fees

Careers this course leads to

• Ophthalmologist
• Refractive surgeon
• Cataract surgeon
• Optometrist with extended refractive surgery role
• Ophthalmic nurse practitioner
• Refractive surgery clinical specialist

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Ulster University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.