ICO Clinical Ophthalmology (Advanced) study guide
ICO Clinical Ophthalmology (Advanced) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ICO Clinical Ophthalmology (Advanced) page on this platform supports candidates preparing for advanced-level clinical ophthalmology examinations offered within the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) examination programme. The ICO describes its examinations under a dedicated section of its website, listing an overview, the types of ICO examinations, the FICO – Fellow of the ICO pathway, the FRCS (Ophth)(Glasg) – Fellow of the RCPSG pathway, examination centres, and a contact route for examination enquiries. This page is an independent study resource: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the ICO or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and it does not reproduce any official question bank. Because the previously published ICO examinations URL now returns a "Page not found" response and the site states that the current website has been updated, this page deliberately does not state a question count, duration, passing score, fee, format, retake policy, or validity period. Topics on this exam: Clinical Ophthalmology (Advanced). The ICO Clinical Ophthalmology (Advanced) study guide has 1 section and about 402 words.
01Clinical Ophthalmology (Advanced)
The Advanced Clinical Ophthalmology domain tests specialist-level reasoning across cornea, glaucoma, retina, uveitis, neuro-ophthalmology, pediatrics, oculoplastics, and ocular oncology, emphasizing triage, investigation choice, staging, and definitive management. Triage red flags: painful red eye with reduced vision, sudden painless visual loss, leukocoria, relative afferent pupillary defect, or orbital signs after trauma need urgent assessment. Choose investigations to answer a management question: OCT for macular edema, visual fields for glaucoma, B-scan when fundus is obscured, CT for orbital fracture or intraocular foreign body, and biopsy for atypical or steroid-resistant uveitis (masquerade). Stage before treating: center-involving diabetic macular edema is treated with anti-VEGF, while proliferative diabetic retinopathy needs panretinal photocoagulation; acute angle closure needs immediate IOP lowering and laser peripheral iridotomy to both eyes.
402 words, about 2 min