Admission to the course requires:
- a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.
Applicants from countries without established vocational (specialist) ophthalmology training programs and working in an ophthalmology unit are eligible for admission to the Community Ophthalmology stream.
Applicants who are overseas-trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and either of the following are eligible for admission to the Post Vocational Ophthalmology stream :
- have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their country of residency
- are eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their country of residence.