Eligibility to sit the EBOD Exam

Please select the application according to your current qualification status AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION, NOT expected qualification status at the time of the EBO examination.

SPECIALISTS
Anyone who is a certified Specialist in Ophthalmology in a country of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland or Turkey, is eligible to sit the EBOD Examination, on condition that this eligibility is confirmed during the application process by the relevant EBO National Delegate from the country of the applicant’s training. Successful specialist candidates will be handed the FEBO diploma granting them the title of Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO) at the EBO Awards Ceremony the day after the exam.

RESIDENTS
It is also possible to sit the examination during the last year of residency in a country of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland or Turkey on condition that this eligibility is confirmed during the application process by the Head of Department and one of the two EBO National Delegates from the country of training of the candidate. The specific criteria may vary in some countries as outlined in the footnotes below.
In such cases a temporary certificate will be handed out to those who successfully passed the EBO exam. After the candidates also become Specialist in the country through which they applied they must present to their EBO National Delegate(s) a certified copy of a document confirming registration as a specialist in this country. They will only then receive their FEBO diploma from the EBO National Delegate of their country of certification and are then entitled to call themselves Fellow of European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO).

With regard to Residents from the following countries, please note:

ESTONIA:
Residents in their last year of formal training in Estonia are eligible to sit the EBO exam upon approval of the Head of Department and one of the two National Delegates from the country of training of the candidate.

IRELAND:
Trainee candidates from Ireland will be eligible to sit the EBO exam during their fourth or subsequent year of training provided they have passed the MRCSI. Trainees must do their Ophthalmology training for a minimum of 4 years in a Country of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland or Turkey.

The eligibility is confirmed during the application process by one of the two EBO National Delegates and by the Head of Department.

It is necessary for Irish candidates to pass the EBO exam for application to the Medical Council of Ireland for inclusion on the specialist division of the register as Ophthalmologist.

LITHUANIA:
Residents in their last year of formal training in Lithuania are eligible to sit the EBO exam upon approval of the Head of Department and one of the two National Delegates from the country of training of the candidate.

SWITZERLAND:
Residents in their final year of specific postgraduate training in ophthalmology in Switzerland must apply for the exam through the Swiss Society of Ophthalmology (SOG).

UK:
Residents in their fourth year of formal training in the UK are eligible to sit the EBO exam providing they possess a training number and receive approval from their Head of Department and the EBO National Delegates.
Specialists from the UK will be eligible once they are on the GMC Registrar and receive approval from the EBO National Delegates. UK Residents and Specialists must refer to the following questions and contact the EBO Office with the requested information.

RESIDENTS: Have you completed four years of formal training in the UK? If so, please provide your training number to info@ebo-online.org
SPECIALISTS: Are you on the General Medicine Council Specialists Registrar? If so, please provide your registration number to info@ebo-online.org