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Welcome to the American Board of
Ophthalmology web site.
Founded in 1916, the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is an independent,
non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists (eye physicians
and surgeons) in the United States. The mission of the ABO is to serve the
public by improving the quality of ophthalmic practice through a certification
and maintenance of certification process that fosters excellence and encourages
continual learning.
The Online Services Center is the portal for participation in Certification and Maintenance of Certification processes. To access the Online Services Center, you must login using your username and password supplied by the Board. If you are a candidate for Board certification and you do not have your username and password, click here. If you are a diplomate interested in accessing MOC activities and you do not have your username and password, click here.
Important Alerts
Information on Booking a Room for the June 6-8, 2008 Oral Examinations in San Francisco, CA
ACT To Email Instructions for Scheduling a September 2008 DOCK Examination Appointment
Office Record Review Late Fee Waived Until June 30, 2008
Spring 2008 ABO Newsletter Now Available
Certification
June 6-8, 2008 Oral Examination Room Block at the Palace Hotel is Full: The June 6-8, 2008 oral examination will be held at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA. The ABO has been alerted by the Palace Hotel that its room block is full and, therefore, there are no more sleeping rooms available. If you have not made room reservations for your oral examinations the ABO advises you to call the general number for San Francisco reservations – 1-800-737-2060 immediately or use one of the internet hotel booking services (travelocity, expedia, etc.). There are some rooms left in the city but space is very limited due to a city wide convention. If you have not made your reservations please act now. Oral Examination Simulation Video: The oral examination simulation video is designed to provide an understanding of the oral examination format. The video features a simulated exam encounter that demonstrates questions and answers between an examiner and a candidate. Click here to access the video.
March 25, 2008 Written Qualifying Examination: Results for the March 25,
2008 WQE will be sent first-class mail approximately eight weeks following the examination date. Results will not be given over the phone, fax or computer.
Maintenance of Certification
2008 DOCK Appointment Scheduling Instructions Will Be Emailed to Registered Diplomates
In late May, diplomates registered for the September 2008 DOCK examination will receive an email from ACT, ABO's testing vendor, on how to schedule a one-half day test appointment at an ACT Center testing location. Because personalized information necessary to schedule a test appointment will be sent via email, it is important that registered diplomates add the email domain of ABO@ACT.org to their safe senders list. Registered diplomates can begin scheduling on June 2nd .
For more information on ACT visit the web site: www.act.org
Office Record Review (ORR) and the Periodic Ophthalmic Review Tests (PORT) are available on-demand, 24 hours a day, seven days a week through December 31, 2008.
To access your own personalized MOC Status Page, you must login to the website using your username and password. If you are a diplomate interested in accessing MOC activities and you do not have your username and password, click here.
Office Record Review Late Fee Waived Until June 30, 2008
Approximately 75 percent of the 1254 diplomates required to complete the Office Record Review by December 31, 2007 did so successfully via the ABO web site. The MOC process is designed to be completed in incremental stages throughout the ten year cycle, thus allowing diplomates ample time to complete each component without disruption to practice or personal life. ABO policy states that diplomates who do not comply with the required MOC timeframe, will be subject to a $300 late fee for each component not completed and will risk exceeding the ten year time limit and therefore loss of Board certification. However, the ABO will waive the $300 late penalty for the first six months of 2008 for the approximately 25 percent of diplomates who did not comply with the MOC timeframe for ORR in 2007. Those diplomates will have the opportunity to complete the ORR without being subject to the $300 late fee until June 30, 2008. Beginning July 1, 2008, the $300 late fee will be assessed for all those diplomates who were to complete the ORR by December 31, 2007.
Publications
Spring 2008 ABO Newsletter
A Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
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