OCT Requirements

1. PROGRAM FEE
2. SUBMISSION OF SATISFACTORY PORTFOLIO
3. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT
4. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION

Program Fees (US$)

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Portfolio

Portfolio requirments and submission are detailed in the OCT Program Guide (PDF 606 KB) .

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Verification Letter

Letter from employing physician or institution verifying candidate's employment history as a Optical Coherence Tomographer for a minimum of 1 year.

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Successful completion of written examination

The written examination consists of 100 multiple-choice questions.  An image booklet will accompany the examination booklet. The images will be clearly labeled with the exam question and exam question number.  The images will be depictions of imaging problems, clinical entities, and conditions or situations that the applicant is likely to have encountered during the required one year of work experience.  The exam requires two hours to complete. Tests are held at a variety of locations at different times of year - to find out more, go to Test Dates. For detailed study references, consult the OCT Resources Page.

• The following subjects are addressed in the written examination:
• Apply the Principles of the Anatomy of the Eye
• Apply the Concepts of Pathology of the Eye to OCT findings
• Recognize and identify the clinical OCT findings
• Apply the properties of OCT equipment and protocols
• Interpret OCT images and analyses

For a compete Content Outline and Exam Weightings, consult the OCT Program Guide (PDF 606 KB).

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