Delivered online from the University of Otago, Wellington
Dr Amanda Charlton.
Associate Professor Diane Kenwright.
Join pathologists Associate Professor Diane Kenwright and Dr Amanda Charlton over three Saturdays for this Ophthalmic Pathology course. The course is designed for registrars sitting the RANZCO ophthalmic pathology exam in 2027.
The course has been updated to meet the requirements of the new curriculum and MCQ exam. The face-to-face online course is based on Eagle – Eye Pathology: An Atlas and Text as it is a manageable, pathology-oriented book. We have created the following independent learning resources: Summary documents and practice MCQs for microbiology, genetics and basic pathological processes, and interactive online lessons and videos to interpret histopathology slides.
Dates/times (NZDT):
- Prework released on 22 December 2026
- Day 1 – Saturday, 16 January 2027, 1pm to 5pm
- Day 2 – Saturday, 30 January 2027, 1pm to 5pm
- Day 3 – Saturday, 13 February 2027, 1pm to 5pm
Venue: Zoom and Google classroom. All sessions will be recorded for later playback.
Cost: NZ$500 (including GST)
Enrolments close on Friday, 15 January 2027. Enrol by 22 December 2026 to access the prework and learn the most.
Registrations will open later in the year.
Course programme
What this course is and is not
It is not a lecture series. It is individual and group-based learning and problem solving specifically designed to prepare you for the MCQ exam. You must do the prework to have the knowledge to participate.
Introductory video
Meet the course convenors Diane and Amanda. Discover how this course is structured using evidence-based principles of effective adult learning. We explain what you are expected to know before Day 1. To help you, we have designed prework to bring you up to speed before the first face-to-face online session. Hear what previous trainees thought of the course and what they recommend for you to get the most out of the course.
Saturday, 16 January 2027, 1–5pm (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Prework: Read and make notes on Eagle chapters 3, 5, 6. Content covered is conjunctiva, cornea and eyelid.
Saturday, 30 January 2027, 1–5pm (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Prework: Eagle chapters 11, 12, 14, 15. Content covered is lacrimal gland tumours and lymphoma, orbital tumours and pseudotumours, uveal melanoma and retinoblastoma
Saturday, 13 February 2027, 1–5pm (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Prework: Eagle chapters 4, 8, 9, 10. Content covered is glaucomas, diabetes and other retinal disease, ocular trauma, phthisis and systemic disease.