• Primary Medical Qualification Certificate
• Passing Part A and B and C of ICO Standard Exams

Currently, The application is made online through the official website from here

 Advanced Exam: 610 Swiss Frank

Please note that fees are variable from a country to country. Lower fees are offered to countries with ophthalmology societies collaborating with ICO. Please refer to your local coordinator for fees in your country or contact the ICO directly from here

- Extended matching questions.
- Lens and Cataract.
- Cornea and External Diseases/Refractive Surgery.
- Glaucoma.
- Neuro-ophthalmology.
- Ophthalmic Pathology.
- Oculoplastic Surgery and Orbit.
- Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
- Vitreo-retinal Diseases.
- Uveitis Ocular Inflammation.
- Ocular Oncology.
- Low Vision Rehabilitation.
- Ethics and Professionalism in Ophthalmology.
- Community Eye Health.

The examination takes three hours and is presented in a booklet and will focus on elements of Clinical Ophthalmology. The Examination will comprise 10 Extended matching-type of questions and 75 context setting description (written, visual or graphical) each with 4 associated statements which require a single best answer response.

23 March 2022

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• Easiest among all UK Ophthalmology fellowship exams
• Don't require any years of experience
• Availability of question banks with lots of repetition
• Successful candidates will obtain the tittle FICO or fellow of International Council of ophthalmology. Yet, it won't allow GMC registration to work in the UK