Part 2 Fellowship Oral Examination (Swansea) November 2026
This examination is open to candidates who have passed the Part 1 FRCOphth + Refraction Certificate + Part 2 FRCOphth Written examinations and is held twice a year. Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination by the end of year seven of ophthalmic specialist training.
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Applications open: 20 July 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 11 September 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 11 September 2026
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Examination date(s): 9 November 2026 - 13 November 2026
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Results date: 11 December 2026
Refraction Certificate (Cairo) November 2026
No previous experience in ophthalmology is necessary for candidates to sit the Refraction Certificate but candidates are unlikely to pass this assessment if they have not undertaken a large number of clinical refractions in the clinical settings of either the hospital workplace or in optometric establishments. Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination before they enter into the fourth year of ophthalmic specialist training.
- Cairo
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Applications open: 31 July 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 30 September 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 2 October 2026
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Examination date(s): 21 November 2026 - 23 November 2026
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Results date: 18 December 2026
Part 2 Fellowship Oral Examination (Cairo) November 2026
This examination is open to candidates who have passed the Part 1 FRCOphth + Refraction Certificate + Part 2 FRCOphth Written examinations and is held twice a year. Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination by the end of year seven of ophthalmic specialist training.
- Cairo
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Applications open: 31 July 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 2 October 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 2 October 2026
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Examination date(s): 23 November 2026 - 25 November 2026
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Results date: 18 December 2026
Part 2 Fellowship Written Examination December 2026
This examination is open to candidates who have passed the Part 1 FRCOphth and is held twice a year. The structure is based on learning outcomes from the curriculum in its entirety. The syllabus is assessed by a 180, single best answer, multiple choice question paper, split into two papers of 90 questions each taken on the same day.
- Online
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Applications open: 10 August 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 16 October 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 16 October 2026
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Examination date(s): 2 December 2026
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Results date: 8 January 2027
Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) December 2026
No previous experience in ophthalmology is necessary for candidates to sit the Refraction Certificate but candidates are unlikely to pass this assessment if they have not undertaken a large number of clinical refractions in the clinical settings of either the hospital workplace or in optometric establishments. Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination before they enter into the fourth year of ophthalmic specialist training.
- Birmingham
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Applications open: 27 July 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 23 September 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 25 September 2026
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Examination date(s): 7 December 2026 - 11 December 2026
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Results date: 15 January 2027
Refraction Certificate (Singapore) January 2027
No previous experience in ophthalmology is necessary for candidates to sit the Refraction Certificate but candidates are unlikely to pass this assessment if they have not undertaken a large number of clinical refractions in the clinical settings of either the hospital workplace or in optometric establishments. Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination before they enter into the fourth year of ophthalmic specialist training.
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Applications open: 16 September 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 4 November 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 6 November 2026
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Examination date(s): 11 January 2027 - 12 January 2027
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Results date: 12 February 2027
Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (Singapore) January 2027
This examination is open to candidates who have passed the Part 1 FRCOphth + Refraction Certificate + Part 2 FRCOphth Written examinations and is held twice a year. Candidates in OST are required to pass this examination by the end of year seven of ophthalmic specialist training.
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Applications open: 16 September 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 6 November 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 6 November 2026
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Examination date(s): 15 January 2027 - 16 January 2027
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Results date: 12 February 2027
Part 1 Fellowship Examination January 2027
No previous experience in ophthalmology is necessary for candidates to sit the Part 1 FRCOphth but candidates will be required to pass this examination before they enter into the third year of ophthalmic specialist training.
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Applications open: 28 September 2026
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Applications close for first time applicants: 11 November 2026
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Applications close for all other applicants: 13 November 2026
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Examination date(s): 20 January 2027
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Results date: 19 February 2027
Exams calendar 2027
| Examination | Opening date | Closing date | Examination dates | Results date |
| Refraction Certificate (Singapore) | 16 September 2026 | First time applicants:
4 November 2026 |
11-12 January 2027 | 12 February 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
6 November 2026 |
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| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Singapore) | 16 September 2026 | 6 November 2026 | 15-16 January 2027 | 12 February 2027 |
| Part 1 FRCOphth (Online) | 28 September 2026 | First time applicants:
11 November 2026 |
20 January 2027 | 19 February 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
13 November 2026 |
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| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Dubai) | 9 November 2026 | 8 January 2027 | 19 March 2027 (viva) | 16 April 2027 |
| 20 March 2027 (OSCE) | ||||
| Refraction Certificate (Dubai) | 9 November 2026 | First time applicants:
6 January 2027 |
22- 23 March 2027 | 16 April 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
8 January 2027 |
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| Part 1 FRCOphth (Online) | 14 December 2026 | First time applicants:
10 February 2027 |
21 April 2027 | 21 May 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
12 February 2027 |
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| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (Eastbourne) | 7 December 2026 | 5 February 2027 | 12-16 April 2027 | 14 May 2027 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 11 January 2027 | First time applicants:
12 March 2027 |
17 -21 May 2027 | 18 June 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
12 March 2027 |
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| Refraction Certificate (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | 15 February 2027 | First time applicants:
16 April 2027 |
21-23 June 2027 | 23 July 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
16 April 2027 |
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| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | 15 February 2027 | 16 April 2027 | 24 -25 June 2027 (Viva) | 23 July 2027 |
| 26 – 27 June 2027 (OSCE) | ||||
| Part 2 FRCOphth Written (Online) | 22 February 2027 | 23 April 2027 | 30 June 2027 | 30 July 2027 |
| Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize Examination (Online) | 4 May 2027 | 2 July 2027 | 8 September 2027 | 8 October 2027 |
| Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery (London) | 17 May 2027 | First time applicants:
16 July 2027 |
Viva: 20-22 September 2027 | 22 October 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
16 July 2027 |
MCQ: 23 September 2027 | |||
| Part 1 FRCOphth (Online) | 7 June 2027 | First time applicants:
6 August 2027 |
13 October 2027 | 12 November 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
6 August 2027 |
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| Refraction Certificate (Chennai) | 14 June 2027 | First time applicants:
13 August 2027 |
18-19 October 2027 | 19 November 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
13 August 2027 |
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| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Chennai) | 14 June 2027 | 13 August 2027 | 21-22 October 2027 (Viva) | 19 November 2027 |
| 23-24 October 2027 (OSCE) | ||||
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Leeds) | 5 July 2027 | 3 September 2027 | 8-12 November 2027 | 10 December 2027 |
| Refraction Certificate (Cairo) | 19 July 2027 | First time applicants:
17 September 2027 |
20-21 November 2027 | 17 December 2027 |
| Payment deadline:
17 September 2027 |
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| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) | 19 July 2027 | 17 September 2027 | 23-24 November 2027 (Viva) | 17 December 2027 |
| 25 – 26 November 2027 (OSCE) | ||||
| Part 2 FRCOphth Written (Online) | 26 July 2027 | 24 September 2027 | 1 December 2027 | 7 January 2028 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 2 August 2027 | First time applicants:
1 October 2027 |
6-10 December 2027 | 7 January 2028 |
| Payment deadline:
1 October 2027 |