EBOD

It is a computer-based examination. The EBO runs it in two delivery formats each year: an online sitting in Spring and a live sitting in Autumn. The 2027 live exam is announced for Berlin. Practical rules for online sittings are published by the EBO under its instructions and rules for online exams.

Two EBOD exams are announced for 2027: one online exam in Spring 2027 and one live exam in Berlin in Autumn 2027. Applications for the online 2027 Spring exam are announced as open. Exact dates, deadlines and fee payment windows are published on the official EBO site and should be checked there.

Those figures are not stated in the source material used for this page, so we do not quote them. The EBO publishes the structure of the examination, statistical monitoring and validation information, and candidate outcome reports after each sitting. Treat the official structure and syllabus pages as the authoritative reference rather than third-party figures.

Predominantly trainees nearing the end of specialist training, plus a minority of established specialists. At the Spring May 2026 sitting there were 432 candidates in total: 373 residents and 59 specialists, drawn from 25 countries. Eligibility criteria are set out by the EBO on its exam eligibility page.

The retake policy is not specified in the source material for this page, so no number of attempts or waiting period can be quoted. The EBO publishes instructions, rules and an appeals procedure alongside its exam information; check those pages, or contact the EBO directly, before planning a repeat attempt.

No pass rate is quoted here because none is given in the source. Because the exam samples the whole syllabus rather than one subspecialty, the usual failure pattern is deep knowledge in a favourite subspecialty combined with thin coverage elsewhere. Breadth plus timed practice under exam conditions is the safer strategy.

Start with the official syllabus and recommended reading list, map each item against your own training, and rank topics by weakness rather than by interest. Then rotate through the whole syllabus on a fixed cycle with regular timed question practice, and finish with consolidation of weak areas plus review of the EBO's recorded preparation workshop.

Yes. The EBO runs FEBOS subspecialty examinations, including EBO-EURETINA, Strabismus and Paediatric Ophthalmology, EBO-ESCRS, and the EBO-EGS Glaucoma exam. An EBO-ESOPRS subspecialty exam covering oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital disease management and surgery, including aesthetics, is announced for 2027. Each has its own eligibility and application route.

The EBO operates a Grants Scheme, with applications announced as open, and publishes a reasonable adjustments guideline for candidates who need adjustments to the examination arrangements. Details and application requirements are set out on the EBO site rather than reproduced here.