Category: YO News

EBO/ESCRS Cataract and Refractive Exam

Posted on 14th February 2017 in YO News

The EBO and ESCRS have announced a new subspecialty cataract and refractive examination.Prof Wagih Aclimandos, Chair of the EBO Subspecialty Committee and UK SOE Board member says, ” the EBO has an established history of certifying ophthalmologists with the comprehensive European Board of Ophthalmology Diploma. “This has harmonised the level of knowledge expected of ophthalmologists

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EUPO Course 2017 in conjunction with the SOE 2017 Congress

Posted on 05th February 2017 in Society News, YO News

    EUPO, European University Professors of Ophthalmology, is the organiser of the annual  course for residents in training. The courses were established 1988, involving an annual structured sub specialty in ophthalmology. Most of ophthalmology curriculum is covered over a 4 year period to allow residents to get an overview of theoretical knowledge during their

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What are the ICO Exams? Report by Ricardo Bastos Amorim, MD, FEBO

Posted on 23rd January 2017 in YO News

What are the ICO Exams? The ICO Exams started in 1994 and last year were performed about 5000 examinations in 130 test centers worldwide (80 countries). You have the Standard Exams (every April): Basic Sciences – 80 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions), 2 hours duration Optics & Refraction – 40 MCQ, 1 hour duration Clinical Sciences

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Educational Grant Report – Yevgeniya Ilyina – Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK

Posted on 16th January 2017 in Society News, SOE Grant Placement Reports, YO News

  YEVGENIYA ILYINA Thank you very much the SOE Educational Committee and Professor Marko Hawlina for this opportunity. I applied at Moorfields Eye Hospital for one month.  They confirmed my observership  programme at Strabismus, Cornea and Retina services. So I attended Strabismus and Pediatrics service for the first two weeks, Cornea and Retina services both

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