FEBOS CR Exam 2026

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Personal Information

First name

Last name

Email *

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Address *

City *

Zip/Postal Code

Country *

Telephone No.

Job title *

Country where medical diploma was awarded *

Institution/Hospital *

Current Head/Director of Department - Full Name *

Documents Required

Passport Photo of yourself *

Allowed file formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .zip, .rar, .png, .bmp, .pdf, .docx, .doc, .pptx, .ppt, .mp4, mp3, m4a, wav, .ics, .webp, .gif, .xlsx, .xls, .csv Maximum file size: 20Mb

Upload your CV Listing surgical, teaching and publication experience *

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A letter from director/head of department/other senior figure in your institution that recommends you as a surgeon of advanced experience and expertise *

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Copy of your Medical Diploma - Must prove you qualify as a cataract and refractive subspecialist from a UEMS member country *

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One video of a complex case you operated on, which demonstrates your current skillset is required. Please refer to the Application Confirmation email you will receive for the video criteria and submission information. Surgical Experience

Total cataract surgeries performed without supervision *

We recommend experience of at least 2,000 cataract surgeries, with cases clearly delineated across the following 3 categories: Refractive Cases, Normal Age-Related Cataract Cases and Complex Cases. Please also specify how many difficult cases have been referred to you.

Typical Surgical Practice

Phaco PCL *

Planned ECCE + PCL *

Unplanned ECCE + PCL *

Phaco/ECCE + ACL *

Phaco + Filtering Surgery + PCL *

Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery *

Other

Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (Where applicable)

Incisions *

Capsulorhexis *

Nuclear Fragmentation *

Corneal Astigmatic Treatments *

Complex Case Mix *

Approx. complex case mix (%) *

Approx complication rate (%) *

Cases with Coexisting Eye Disease

Glaucoma *

Macular Degeneration *

Diabetic Retinopathy *

Monophthalmia *

Uveitis *

Other

Cases with Complicating Comorbidity

Previous corneal refractive surgery *

White cataract/rock hard cataract *

Pseudoexfoliation/loose zonules *

Biometric outliers *

Previous vitrectomy *

Corneal opacities *

Small pupil/ IFIS *

Other

Teaching Experience Provide details of your experience as teaching faculty in each of the following settings. Please include course title, presentation title/ subject and year.

University Setting *

Scientific and medical associations, societies and international educational programmes, (not including sponsored programmes *