All you need to pass Ophthalmology

Covers the core elements of the undergraduate Ophthalmology curriculum. Each topic has been distilled to the essential information and test questions highlight important learning points. Key concepts are brought to life using stunning 3D animations.

What You Will Learn

Having worked through the chapters in each section the reader should have learned the following information:

Core Principles

  • Clinically relevant basic anatomy of the orbit, globe, extraocular muscles and visual pathways
  • Key points in taking an ophthalmic history
  • Measurement of visual acuity / pin-hole acuity
  • Pen-torch detection of eye abnormalities
  • Eyelid eversion and the use of topical fluorescein
  • Understand intraocular pressure and glaucoma
  • Basic examination techniques for pupils, eye movements and confrontational visual fields
  • How to use a direct ophthalmoscope
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Ophthalmology in Practice

  • Taking a history from a patient with a red eye
  • Red eye classification summary
  • Differential diagnosis of a red eye
  • History taking in visual failure
  • Testing vision in a clinical setting
  • Common causes of gradual loss of vision, including cataract, glaucoma and “dry” AMD
  • Important causes of sudden loss of vision, especially retinal artery / vein occlusion, “wet” AMD and retinal detachment
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Medical students with a keen interest in Ophthalmology, Optometry students and Orthoptic students should aim to work through the whole website and attempt all the multiple choice test questions.

Anyone requiring the most basic understanding of Ophthalmology should concentrate on topics (and test questions) highlighted in the main menu with the ◆ symbol.

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What people say about Ophthalmology Training?

Dr Michael Williams MD MRCOphth MMedEd
Senior Lecturer, Queen's University of Belfast & Honorary Consultant, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
“Ophthalmologytraining.com provides the perfect solution for anyone wanting to learn about ophthalmic problems and assessment outside the setting of a formal course. The high quality content is presented professionally and is accessible anytime, anywhere. A terrific resource that students and those working with patients will come back to again and again.”
Professor Philip Murray MBBS, DO(RCS), PhD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth
Ophthalmology and Undergraduate Ophthalmology Lead, University of Birmingham, UK and previous lead for Undergraduate Ophthalmology for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
“Ophthalmology Training has well-crafted illustrations and animations that are easy to comprehend and conducive to learning. The MCQs give immediate feedback to aid the learning experience. A great resource which demystifies Ophthalmology for medical students and is also of considerable value to optometrists, orthoptists, nurses, ophthalmic technicians and junior ophthalmologists.”
Professor Susan H Forster, MD
Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale University School of Medicine and ex-President of the American University Professors Organization’s Medical School Educators Council
“Easy to navigate with exciting graphics. Ophthalmology Training is a wonderful educational website for medical students to learn and enhance their ophthalmological knowledge.”
Mr John Ferris MB ChB FRCOphth
Consultant Ophthalmologist and Head of the School of Ophthalmology, Severn Deanery HESW
“What sets this website apart are the superb 3D animations which enhance the accompanying text more effectively than clinical videos or photographs. I would whole heartedly recommend it to medical students, optometrists, GP's, casualty doctors and ophthalmic nurse practitioners, both as an introduction to ophthalmology, but also to refresh their knowledge of core ophthalmic examination techniques and conditions.”
Ms Jaewon Phee
Medical Student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Ophthalmology Society member
“The website is an excellent animated resource, providing relevant core and clinical knowledge to undergraduates. I highly recommend it to all students, not only those preparing for the RCO Duke Elder Examination, but anyone who learns visually and wishes to gain a good grounding in Ophthalmology.”
Dr Anju George
Year 4 Medical Student, Imperial College School of Medicine, Deputy President of Imperial College School of Medicine Students’ Union
“The Ophthalmology Training website is a very comprehensive yet succinct learning tool. It is relevant to all levels of training from first year medical students all the way up to ophthalmology trainees. The text covers the essential learning points of ophthalmology and the animations are especially useful in visualising particularly difficult concepts.”
Mr Arthur Barrow
Year 5 Medical Student, Hull York Medical School
“I am very impressed with the quality and content of this training website. Great layout and easy to navigate, even when viewed on mobile devices. The animations are the best I have seen on the internet and I would certainly recommend this resource to all medical students for their Ophthalmology studies.”