High-yield questions are essential for the exam
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Eyedocs website is also a useful area to find exam tips
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Excellent explanations and diagrams, especially for optics.
3.FRCOphth Part 1: 400 SBAs and CRQs Paperback – 31 Jan. 2016 by Nikki Hall (Author), Robert Peden (Author)
While question banks are useful, the structure of MCQ books can be helpful
Furthermore, the explanations can be more insightful
Of all the MCQ books, this one (for us) is the best.
Used copies sell for approx £30 on Amazon.
The reference textbooks—We advise against studying these front to back. However, using reference textbooks is excellent for putting all the knowledge you are gaining into context.
Clinical Anatomy of the Eye by Snell and Lemp is an excellent book and maps well to the anatomy part of the syllabus. It covers most of the anatomy needed.
4. Clinical Optics by Elkington is an oldie but a goodie. It is my go-to book for optics. It covers most topics in optics with many good diagrams. However, sometimes optics questions can go beyond the scope of this book, and focused optics revision using the eFRCOphth Question Bank got many of us through!
5.The Eye: Basic Sciences in Practice by Forrester was a helpful book but quite long. If there is limited time, the following chapters: Anatomy, Embryology and Pathology tend to be the most useful for part 1 exam revision.
6.Basic and Clinical Science course by the American Academy of Ophthalmology is a series of books covering various aspects of ophthalmology. I mainly used it as a reference book to look up specific topics I did not fully understand from reading other books or doing questions. It has a good section on clinical optics and supplements Elkington well.
7.Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology You will need this book when you enter training. It can be used for some clinical background information, though it is not essential for the part 1 exam. The book mainly focuses on the basic sciences, anatomy, and optics.
8.Kanski’s Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach by Salmon is useful, especially for investigations and instruments. This reference textbook will take you through all the exams you need to pass throughout training.
9. Your Colleagues!
The best advice we can give is to talk to colleagues who have recently passed the exam.
In our experience, the same style of questions is repeated every year.
If you are interested in purchasing a blueprint of exam question topics that have previously been examined or would like to connect with a member of the Pass FRCOphth.com team, send us a message on our Forum page and sign up to be a FRCOphth.com member!
10. Your Peers!
Revising with friends will hold you accountable and keep you focused, especially as work as a foundation doctor is so busy. Eyedocs is a great place to find a study buddy. Our forum is also a good place to meet others sitting the exam!
GOOD LUCK! YOU GOT THIS!!
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