Accreditation
Accreditation Standards Review
Entry-Level Optometry Programs
OCANZ Accreditation Standards are currently being reviewed. Notification of Public Consultation will be available here from mid-September 2026. Notification of Public Consultation will be available here from mid-August 2026.
Submissions
Submissions on the Public Consultation will be published when the consultation closes.
Response to Submissions and Draft Standards
OCANZ will make Proposed Standards available when public consultations open.
Recommended Standards
Finalised Standards will be published following recommendation by the OCANZ Board and approval by the Optometry Board of Australia.
Programs of Study in Ocular Therapeutics
OCANZ undertook a review of our Accreditation Standards for Programs of Study in Ocular Therapeutics. The consultation paper and the Draft Standards can be found here:
The timetable for the review was as follows:
Submissions
OCANZ received the following submissions:
Response to Submissions and Draft Standards
Summary of feedback is available here:
Recommended Standards
Finalised standards, available below, were recommended by the OCANZ Board to the Optometry Board of Australia and were approved.