This course empowers participants to serve as ophthalmic assistants, offering patient care, customer service and administrative support. It will also equip learners with the skills to play a crucial role in aiding the broader ophthalmology team with various daily clinical tasks.
This is a full-time one-year course which runs from September to May.
A Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied or equivalent is required, although exceptions are given to mature students who are over 23 years of age. Entry is subject to interview.
There are no fees to study this course.
There are a wide range of progression opportunities available for FET graduates via the CAO website. Please view the entry requirements for all Higher Education colleges here: https://www.cao.ie/index.php?page=scoring&s=fetac