2023 Exams
Please note that application deadlines are strictly 5pm on the listed closing date. Applications sent after 5pm on the closing date will NOT be accepted under any circumstances and no exceptions will be made.
| Examination | Opening Date | Closing Date | Examination Dates | Results Date |
| Part 1 FRCOphth | 26 September 2022 | 28 November 2022 | 18 January 2023 | 10 February 2023 |
| Refraction Certificate (Madurai, India) | 10 October 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 6-7 February 2023 | 10 March 2023 |
| Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize Examination | 12 December 2022 | 8 March 2023 | 31 March 2023 | |
| Refraction Certificate (Trinidad and Tobago) | 7 November 2022 | 9 January 2023 | 13-14 March 2023 | 14 April 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Trinidad and Tobago) | 7 November 2022 | 9 January 2023 | 16-17 March 2023 | 14 April 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (London) | 5 December 2022 | 30 January 2023 | 17-21 April 2023 | 26 May 2023 |
| Part 1 FRCOphth | 9 January 2023 | 27 February 2023 | 26 April 2023 | 19 May 2023 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 16 January 2023 | 13 March 2023 | 9-11 May 2023 | 9 June 2023 |
| Refraction Certificate (Cairo) | 6 February 2023 | 27 March 2023 | 20-21 May 2023 | 23 June 2023 |
| Refraction Certificate (Kuching, Malaysia) | 27 February 2023 | 24 April 2023 | 12-13 June 2023 | 7 July 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Written | 6 March 2023 | 8 May 2023 | 28 June 2023 | 21 July 2023 |
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Maidstone)
** please note this extra exam can accommodate a maximum of 30 candidates only and will be offered only to those who are not awarded a place at the April 2023 exam. |
20 March 2023 | 1 May 2023 | 10-11 July 2023 | 11 August 2023 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 15 May 2023 | 10 July 2023 | 12-14 September 2023 | 6 October 2023 |
| Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery | 29 May 2023 | 24 July 2023 |
Viva: 25-27 September 2023
MCQ: 28 September 2023 |
20 October 2023 |
| Part 1 FRCOphth | 3 July 2023 | 29 August 2023 | 25 October 2023 | 17 November 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (New Delhi) | 3 July 2023 | 29 August 2023 | 26-29 October 2023 | 10 November 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Dundee) | 24 July 2023 | 18 September 2023 | 13-17 November 2023 | 8 December 2023 |
| Refraction Certificate (Cairo) | 7 August 2023 | 2 October 2023 | 25-26 November 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) | 7 August 2023 | 2 October 2023 | 27-30 November 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Written | 14 August 2023 | 9 October 2023 | 6 December 2023 | 5 January 2024 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 21 August 2023 | 16 October 2023 | 11-14 December 2023 | 5 January 2024 |