Public Health for Eye Care (Taught)

Eye health has far-reaching implications for individuals and society. Yet many people face sight impairment and blindness due to inadequate access to affordable, high-quality eye care.

More than 90% of vision loss is treatable or preventable. Our MSc in Public Health for Eye Care focuses on the generation of evidence around eye health care, and the implementation of strategies based on that evidence – helping you develop better interventions and deliver better care.

Over one year (full time) or two years (split study), you’ll develop the specialist skills you need to move on from considering just the needs of the patient in front of you, to the needs of the entire population. With our mission to improve eye health services, particularly for people in low- and middle-income countries, you’ll be inspired and prepared to make global changes in the field.

What you will learn:

• Understand how general public health principles, health economics and statistics apply to the promotion of eye health for all ages

• Discover and unpack the basic epidemiology of major blinding diseases and understand how to critically appraise interventions

• Learn about prevention of blindness due to ocular infections and non-communicable diseases

• Find out how to effectively design a comprehensive eye health programme for a community

• Grow the professional skills you’ll depend on in your career, such as management, research and critical evaluation.

Please note: applications for the 2026/27 academic year are expected to open in November 2025. This information relates to 2025/26 academic year and will be updated in due course.