• No previous years of experience are required
• Candidates are required to have passed the Part 1 FRCOphth examination before taking the Refraction Certificate.
• Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination before they enter into the fourth year of ophthalmic specialist training. (Applicable only for candidates in Ophthalmology training program in the UK)
• Please note that as of July 2021, it is no longer a requirement to have passed the Refraction Certificate before taking the Part 2 Written. The Refraction Certificate and Part 2 Written exams can be taken in any order but BOTH must be passed in order to sit the final Part 2 Oral examination

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Clinical Refraction

The examination will proceed without patients and the following description of the examination will apply:

• The examination remains 10 OSCE stations with equal weighting and with unaltered examination timing.
• The OSCE format for the examination will be:

1. Simulated Retinoscopy 
2. Simulated Retinoscopy 
3. Simulated Retinoscopy 
4. Simulated Retinoscopy 
5. Simulated Retinoscopy 
6. Simulated Retinoscopy 
7. Simulated Retinoscopy 
8. Simulated Retinoscopy 
9. Simulated Retinoscopy 
10. Focimetry / Lens Neutralisation 

Please note that the simulated retinoscopies will all be performed upon retinoscopy training artificial eyes (Heine Retinoscope trainers) using hidden trial lenses and all will be marked in exactly the same objective manner (computer based algorithm) as currently. The Focimetry / Lens Neutralisation OSCE will remain unchanged and will be paired with one simulated retinoscopy.

The examination became a fully electronic exam from December 2020 and instead of paper marksheets, candidates will be required to input their answers for each OSCE station into an iPad.

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• Successful completion of the three parts will grant the title FRCOPHTH, the most prestigious UK Ophthalmology fellowship qualification
• Successful completion is required to enter into the specialist register as one of the requirements of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) or the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) in order to apply for permeant consultant posts