REQUIREMENTS
Part 1. MBBS. No clinical experience now necessary.
Part 2. 1 year in Ophthalmology.
Part 3. 18 months in Ophthalmology
FRCOphth
Final part. 4.5 years as SpR in Ophthalmology.
(check with the College re overseas experience)
EXAMINATIONS
MRCOphth
Part1. 2 MCQ papers, 1 short answer paper
Part 2. 2 MCQ papers, 1 clinical OSCE, 1 OSE, Refraction case
Part 3. 2 MCQ papers, Pathology viva, Ophthalmology cases(4) Neurology or General Medicine cases (3).
RECOMMEND ED READINGS
Part 1
– The Eye : basic sciences in practice by Forrester, Dick Saunders
– Clinical Anatomy of the Eye by Snell, Lemp BSP
– Last’s anatomy by McMinn Churchill Livingstone
– Pathology Illustrated by Govan, McFarlane
Churchill Livingstone
– Pathologic basis of disease by Robbins, Cotran Saunders
– Lecture notes on Clinical Pharmacology by
Reid Blackwell Science
– Revision in sciences basic to ophthalmology by R Malhotra
– Other MCQ books. Butterworth H’man
Part 2
Optics & Refraction by Elkington & Frank MCQ books
Part 3
-Clinical Ophthalmology by J Kanski
Butterworth H’man
– Neuro-ophthalmology by Acheson, Riordan-Eva
BMJ
-Neuro-ophthalmology by Bajanders & Kline
– Ocular motolity & strabismus by
-Ophthalmic pathology, basic & clinical sciences by
Americal Academy of Ophthalmology series
– Atlas of Clinical Ophthalmology by D Spalton Wolff
– Clinical Ophthalmology – a test yourself atlas by
J Kanski & K Nishal