Referral Guidelines

RCH Ophthalmology Department Referral Guidelines by Urgency

RCH Ophthalmology Department Referral Guidelines by Diagnosis

Raised Optic Disc Guideline

External Eye Care Providers External Eye-Care Providers

Education

Once a year, the Ophthalmology Department at the Royal Children's Hospital holds the Paediatric Ophthalmology Seminar. This seminar is designed for ophthalmology registrars in their 3rd year of training with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. It is a three-day intensive short course held over three consecutive Saturdays and aims to provide participants with a combination of case discussions, didactic teaching, problem solving, informal discussion as well as "hands-on experience" to enable them to approach paediatric ophthalmological problems confidently.

2026: Virtual seminar dates: Saturday 10th October and Saturday 17th October 2026 (unlimited registrants).

2026: Live patient examinations (full day) at RCH in the outpatient eye clinic: Saturday 24th October 2026 (max 25 registrants).

Registration for the live patient day is strictly limited to 25 participants and will close 13th September or sooner if capacity is reached. (To avoid disappointment, we recommend registering as soon as registration opens.)

Registration for the virtual event closes 13th September 2026. (Unlimited registration numbers for the virtual event.)

The registration form can be found here. Registration opens EST 9am Monday 13th July. (Forms submitted prior to this date and time will not be accepted.) When registration opens, please email the completed form to paediatric.seminar@rch.org.au.