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Buy Refraction Certificate Without Exam. After two years of running specially adapted examinations without real patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Refraction Certificate examination will now adopt a new hybrid format from November 2022. Buy Refraction Certificate Without Exam

This new hybrid format will see the re-introduction of some patients into the exam, utilising a combination of patients alongside the retinoscopy simulators that were introduced in 2020.

This will mean that 2 of the 5 OSCE stations will still use the retinoscopy simulators that have been used over the past two years but stations 3-5 will once again use real patients and re-introduce subjective refraction. Buy Refraction Certificate Without Exam

Please note that the July 2022 sitting of the Refraction Certificate in Glasgow will still be the current COVID-era format. The first new hybrid exam will be the November 2022 sitting in Cairo followed by the December 2022 sitting in London.

For the new hybrid exam beginning in November, please refer to the 2022 Refraction Certificate Information Pack – New Hybrid Exams for full details.

FOR THE JULY 2022 EXAM ONLY, please still refer to the 2022 Refraction Certificate Information Pack as well as the COVID proof RefCert – FAQs

Who can sit the exam?

No previous experience is necessary to sit this exam however candidates who have not undertaken a large number of clinical refractions in a clinical setting are unlikely to pass the exam. Previous candidates will have completed 50 to 100 full refractions in preparation for the exam.

Anyone who is medically qualified is eligible to sit the exam if they hold a primary medical qualification which is approved by the General Medical Council or Irish Medical Council. If you hold a non-GMC or non-IMC approved medical degree certificate you must have your certificate attested before you can apply for the exam.

You can take the exam before, during or on a break from a GMC-approved training program.

If you are a candidate in OST you must pass this exam before entering your fourth year of ophthalmic specialist training. If you have previously registered with the General Optical Council as an optometrist you are exempt from this certificate, however you must apply for exemption with the Exams Team.

Candidates are permitted a maximum of six attempts to pass this exam. Tests taken before August 2013 do not count towards the number of attempts. Buy Refraction Certificate Without Exam

Who can sit the exam?

No previous experience is necessary to sit this exam however candidates who have not undertaken a large number of clinical refractions in a clinical setting are unlikely to pass the exam. Previous candidates will have completed 50 to 100 full refractions in preparation for the exam.

Anyone who is medically qualified is eligible to sit the exam if they hold a primary medical qualification which is approved by the General Medical Council or Irish Medical Council. If you hold a non-GMC or non-IMC approved medical degree certificate you must have your certificate attested before you can apply for the exam.

You can take the exam before, during or on a break from a GMC-approved training programme.

If you are a candidate in OST you must pass this exam before entering your fourth year of ophthalmic specialist training. If you have previously registered with the General Optical Council as an optometrist you are exempt from this certificate, however you must apply for exemption with the Exams Team.

Candidates are permitted a maximum of six attempts to pass this exam. Tests taken before August 2013 do not count towards the number of attempts.

Overseas Candidates

If you have an overseas medical qualification and you are not registered with the GMC already, you must submit an attested copy of your certificate when applying. You can provide this to the Exams team when they are setting up your booking.

If you are an overseas candidate and/or you are NOT registered with the GMC, you must email [email protected] for a physical application form and further instructions. You must do this the first time you want to book an exam.

Candidates with GMC registration or those on an official OST programme

If you don’t currently have an online account you must follow the instructions to create an account. All applications to sit exams are assessed by the Exams department. Once your eligibility has been assessed you will be emailed to confirm if your place has been reserved to sit the exam.