2024 Exams
| Examination | Max number of places | Opening date | Closing date | Examination dates | Results date |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Manchester) | 168 | 22 July 2024 | 20 September 2024 | 11-15 November 2024 | 6 December 2024 |
| Refraction Certificate (Cairo) | 40 | 5 August 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 2 October 2024 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 4 October 2024 |
23-24 November 2024 | 20 December 2024 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) | 40 | 5 August 2024 | 4 October 2024 | 26-27 November 2024 | 20 December 2024 |
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Part 2 FRCOphth Written (Online) |
Unlimited | 12 August 2024 | 11 October 2024 | 4 December 2024 | 3 January 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 160 | 19 August 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 16 October 2024 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 18 October 2024 |
10-12 December 2024 | 3 January 2025 |
2025 Exams
| Examination | Max number of places | Opening date | Closing date | Examination dates | Results date |
| Refraction Certificate (Singapore) | 45 | 2 September 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 23 October 2024 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 25 October 2024 |
6-7 January 2025 | 7 February 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Singapore) | 50 | 2 September 2024 | 25 October 2024 | 9-12 January 2025 | 7 February 2025 |
| Part 1 FRCOphth (Online) | Unlimited | 23 September 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 20 November 2024 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 22 November 2024 |
15 January 2025 | 7 February 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Mumbai, India) | 45 | 23 September 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 13 November 2024 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 15 November 2024 |
27-28 January 2025 | 28 February 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Mumbai, India) | 20 | 23 September 2024 | 15 November 2024 | 30-31 January 2025 | 28 February 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (Dubai) | 20 | 28 October 2024 | 13 December 2024 | 21-22 February 2025 | 21 March 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Dubai) | 20 | 28 October 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 11 December 2024 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 13 December 2024 |
24 February 2025 | 21 March 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral Examination (Cardiff) | 168 | 9 December 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 7-11 April 2025 | 9 May 2025 |
|
Part 1 FRCOphth (Online) |
Unlimited | 6 January 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 19 February 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 21 February 2025 |
23 April 2025 | 16 May 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Crete, Greece) | 20 | 18 November 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 5 February 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 7 February 2025 |
28 April 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Crete, Greece) | 20 | 18 November 2024 | 7 February 2025 | 1-2 May 2025 | 30 May 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 160 | 13 January 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 5 March 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 7 March 2025 |
12-15 May 2025 | 6 June 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) | 45 | 30 December 2024 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 19 March 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 21 March 2025 |
26-27 May 2025 | 20 June 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) | 20 | 30 December 2024 | 21 March 2025 | 28-29 May 2025 | 20 June 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | 65 | 17 February 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 9 April 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 11 April 2025 |
16-18 June 2025 | 11 July 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) | 20 | 17 February 2025 | 11 April 2025 | 20-21 June 2025 | 11 July 2025 |
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Part 2 FRCOphth Written (Online) |
Unlimited | 3 March 2025 | 2 May 2025 | 25 June 2025 | 18 July 2025 |
|
Duke Elder Undergraduate Prize Examination (Online) |
Unlimited | 6 June 2025 | 17 September 2025 | 17 October 2025 | |
|
Certificate in Laser and Refractive Surgery (London) |
75 | 26 May 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 16 July 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 18 July 2025 |
Viva: 22-24 September 2025
MCQ: 25 September 2025 |
17 October 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (New Delhi) | 45 | 16 June 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 6 August 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 8 August 2025 |
6 – 7 October 2025 | 7 November 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (New Delhi) | 20 | 16 June 2025 | 8 August 2025 | 9 – 10 October 2025 | 7 November 2025 |
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Part 1 FRCOphth (Online) |
Unlimited | 30 June 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 20 August 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 22 August 2025 |
23 October 2025 | 7 November 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (York) | 168 | 21 July 2025 | 12 September 2025 | 10-14 November 2025 | 12 December 2025 |
| Refraction Certificate (Cairo) | 45 | 4 August 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 24 September 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 26 September 2025 |
22-23 November 2025 | 19 December 2025 |
| Part 2 FRCOphth Oral (Cairo) | 20 | 4 August 2025 | 26 September 2025 | 25-26 November 2025 | 19 December 2025 |
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Part 2 FRCOphth Written (Online) |
Unlimited | 11 August 2025 | 3 October 2025 | 3 December 2025 | 2 January 2026 |
| Refraction Certificate (Birmingham) | 160 | 18 August 2025 |
Application closing date for first time applicants – 8 October 2025 Application payment closing date for all other applicants – 10 October 2025 |
8-11 December 2025 | 2 January 2026 |
Exam results will be released by the deadline in our published examinations calendar, and we only publish them early if they are ready and at our own discretion. Please do not contact the Examinations Department before the published results date asking for when results will be released.