In order to obtain the Master's Degree, the postgraduate student must attend and succeed in written examinations in fourteen (14) courses, prepare their master's thesis and accumulate a total of 90 academic credit units. Specifically, the table below presents the teaching hours and academic credits per course as well as for the entire program. Each ECTS corresponds to 25 hours of workload.
The PPS "Ocular Surgery" is completed in 3 academic semesters of study in which the following courses are taught:
| First semester courses (8 compulsory courses) |
| 1. Introduction to ocular surgery |
| 2. Introduction to Sterilization-Microbiology |
| 3. Ocular Anatomy and Physiology |
| 4. Pharmacology of the Eye |
| 5. Anesthesia in Οphthalmology |
| 6. Ocular Inflammation |
| 7. Manuscript preparation & proofreading - Statistics |
| 8. Wet & Dry lab surgery – Introduction to ocular microsurgery |
| Second semester courses (5 compulsory courses +3 electives) |
| 1. Cataract |
| 2. Cornea - Transplantations |
| 3. Vitreoretinal surgery |
| 4. Wet Lab |
| 5. Live Surgery |
| 6. Macular Surgery |
| 7. New technologies in ocular surgery |
| 8. Pediatric ocular surgery |
| 9. Refractive surgery |
| 10. Glaucoma surgery |
| 11. Oculoplastic surgery |
| Third semester |
| Master's thesis (Thesis) |