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Examination
Process Overview
Overseas trained optometrists who want to register and practice optometry in Australia or New Zealand, must sit and pass the Competency in Optometry Examination (written and clinical).
The first step is to apply to sit the Competency in Optometry Examination.
Please refer to our Application Forms - OCANZ. The application form must be accompanied with payment (see Application and Examination Fees - OCANZ) and emailed directly to exam.manager@ocanz.org
If you are deemed eligible to sit for the Competency in Optometry Examination, you can then undergo the Written Examination. This includes a Multiple-Choice Question Paper and a Short Answer Question Paper. The written examination is held as a remote online proctored examination, which can be completed in your home country. See Competency in Optometry Examination - OCANZ for further information.
Once you have passed the Written Examination, you will undergo Cultural Safety Training which can be completed online from your home country and in your own time. See Cultural Safety Training for Optometrists Online Training Program - OCANZ for further information.
The final step is the Clinical Examination. The Clinical Examination involves Skills Assessment and Patient Examinations which is held at the Australian College of Optometry in Melbourne, Australia. For further information see - Examination Dates and Venues - OCANZ
Application Forms
OCANZ Application forms
Application and Examination Fees
OCANZ Application and Examination Fees
Competency in Optometry Examination
Detailed information about the application process, exam dates, and related procedures for the examination, including sample examination questions.
Cultural Safety Training for Optometrists Online Training Program
OCANZ Cultural safety training for (overseas trained) optometrists online training program
Assessment of Competence in Ocular Therapeutics
Detailed information about the Assessment of Competence in Ocular Therapeutics examination
Migration
Skilled migration information for candidates applying for registration in Australia or New Zealand
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ's relating to the Competency in Optometry Examination process
Other Contacts
Links to Optometry Regulatory Boards and Schools