Visual System (Stream 1) Online 2026

IMPORTANT NOTE: This Stream 1 module requires you to also complete Core (Stream 1) to become an approved assessor. 

Delivery: Online

This is a Stream 1 module that is designed for doctors that do not hold this accreditation. Accreditation requires you to complete the online modules and to successfully complete the assessment.

Successful completion of the module will lead to awarding of:

1. Visual System accreditation

If you have already successfully completed the Stream 1 module and you want to undertake continuing education, please go back to the homepage and enrol in Visual System update (Stream 2).

*Participants need to have their AMA4 Guides with them whilst completing the online module.

Module information

This module covers the use of Chapter 8 of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fourth Edition (“the AMA Guides”) which is used to evaluate permanent impairment of the visual system, including the eyes, ocular adnexa and visual pathways.

The module includes:

• The types of impairments that are evaluated for the purpose of assessment of the visual system using the AMA Guides.
• The two distinct approaches that will be required to assess an overall impairment score of the visual system, and which depend on the types of visual testing performed in a particular case.
• The distinction between visual impairment, visual system impairment and impairment of the whole person.
• The types of test apparatus required to perform an assessment in accordance with the Guides.
• The approach to be taken to apportion an impairment score to account for a pre-existing visual impairment.