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The Duke Elder Exam of Ophthalmology: A Comprehensive Guide for Success
1 December 2021
| Yifan Chen
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Emergency Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus, Neuro-Ophthalmology
The Duke Elder Exam is an annual competitive national undergraduate exam organised by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. This two-hour exam consists of 90 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and examines clinical ophthalmology, ocular physiology, anatomy, pathology, genetics and socio-economic medicine related...
How to pass the FRCOphth part 2 oral exam
1 June 2022
| Hari Kaneshayogan
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Ophthalmology
If you have got this far in terms of your exams, relax. In terms of pass rate, the hardest FRCOphth membership exams are already behind you. The pass mark for the part 2 oral exam is around 75%, and about...
A guide to the Multi-Speciality Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) exam
The MSRA exam is a mandatory part of the application for ophthalmology specialist training in the UK. It is a computer-based exam which is designed to assess junior doctors with foundation level competence. It is used for entry to postgraduate...Valuable resources for FRCOphth Part 1 exam preparation
The FRCOphth Part 1 exam is a difficult exam with an average pass rate of 46% in the last year. It is a requirement before entry into the third year of ophthalmology specialty training (OST). Passing this exam during foundation...Commonest mistakes during the refraction certificate exam
Ophthalmology specialty trainees are required to pass the refraction certificate exam within the first two years of training. If one passes this exam before entering a training programme, this can add two points to the portfolio during applications. In this...300 MCQs for the Duke Elder Ophthalmology Exam
3 April 2024
| Shi Pei Loo
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Ophthalmology
The Duke Elder undergraduate prize examination is held by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists annually for undergraduate medical students. It is a competitive examination covering clinical ophthalmology as well as the ocular basic sciences, optics, statistics and socio-economic medicine. For...
My Top Five: Duke Elder Undergraduate Ophthalmology Prize Exam Tips
1 December 2022
| Paras Agarwal, Oana Vonica, Zaria Ali
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Ophthalmology
The prestigious Duke Elder Undergraduate Ophthalmology exam in the UK is aimed at medical students who have completed their ophthalmology undergraduate teaching but is open to all medical undergraduates provided they have not graduated at the time of the examination....
My Top Five: Duke Elder Undergraduate Ophthalmology Prize Exam Tips
1 December 2022
| Paras Agarwal, Oana Vonica, Zaria Ali
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Ophthalmology
The prestigious Duke Elder Undergraduate Ophthalmology exam in the UK is aimed at medical students who have completed their ophthalmology undergraduate teaching but is open to all medical undergraduates provided they have not graduated at the time of the examination....
The Duke-Elder exam: A medical student’s head start into ophthalmology
The Duke-Elder exam is a specialist ophthalmology exam intended for medical students to sit during medical school. It is named after Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, a pioneering Scottish ophthalmologist who was active in the first half of the 20th Century by...Impact of orthoptic re-exam in screening
1 February 2014
| Fiona Rowe (Prof)
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
The authors evaluated whether the re-examination within the orthotic screening in children with questionable results at the first examination can reduce the number of submissions to specialists and avoid a high number of false positives. This was a retrospective study...
Dilate or not in subconjunctival haemorrhage?
1 December 2017
| Eulee Seow
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Cornea / External Eye Disease
There is often surprisingly little evidence in common clinical conditions. Spontaneous non-traumatic subconjunctival haemorrhage (SCH) is frequently encountered in emergency and walk-in clinic visits. In some centres, a dilated fundus exam is performed to exclude retinal pathology. This retrospective study...
Passing the Refraction Certificate as a Foundation doctor
3 April 2023
| Tsz Lun Ernest Wong, Samantha S Mann, Zaria Ali
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Ophthalmology, EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive
Application for ophthalmic specialist training (OST) is competitive. This means you should consider making every effort to maximise your portfolio points, as it may have a significant contribution to your OST application ranking. The “Commitment to Specialty” section is the...