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Below are the DOCK Topics for Cataract and Anterior Segment organized by sections. These Topics provide a high-level view of the information that may be assessed in the ABO’s DOCK examination.
| Diagnostic Tests (5 topics) | |
| 1. Biometry | |
| 2. Evaluation of glare disability: subjective and objective | |
| 3. Evaluation of visual loss not fully explained by degree of cataract (visual fields, corneal topography, fluorescein angiography) | |
| 4. Refraction | |
| 5. Visual acuity testing | |
| Anterior Segment Disorders (9 topics) | |
| 6. Anterior basement membrane dystrophy (ABMD) (Map-Dot-Fingerprint with Cogan microcystic corneal epithelial dystrophy) | |
| 7. Iridodialysis | |
| 8. Neovascularization of the Iris (NVI) | |
| 9. Perforating injuries of the anterior segment | |
| 10. Pinguecula | |
| 11. Pterygium | |
| 12. Traumatic hyphema | |
| 13. Traumatic iritis | |
| 14. Traumatic mydriasis | |
| Types of Cataracts (16 topics) | |
| 15. Anterior polar cataracts | |
| 16. Cataract associated with uveitis | |
| 17. Diabetes mellitus and cataract formation | |
| 18. Ectopia lentis | |
| 19. Hypermature cataract | |
| 20. Intumescent cortical cataract | |
| 21. Lens-induced glaucoma - lens particle | |
22. Lens-induced glaucoma - phacolytic | |
| 23. Lens-induced glaucoma - phacomorphic | |
| 24. Morgagnian cataract | |
| 25. Nuclear cataract | |
| 26. Perforating and penetrating injury of the lens | |
| 27. Posterior polar cataracts | |
| 28. Posterior subcapsular cataracts | |
| 29. Pseudoexfoliation (exfoliation syndrome) | |
| 30. Traumatic dislocation and subluxation | |
| Anesthesia/Infection Prophylaxis/Visco Surgical Devices (8 topics) | |
| 31. General anesthesia | |
| 32. Infection prophylaxis | |
| 33. Intracameral anesthesia | |
| 34. Ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVD) | |
| 35. Peribulbar anesthesia | |
| 36. Retrobulbar anesthesia | |
| 37. Sub-Tenon's anesthesia | |
| 38. Topical anesthesia | |
| Surgical Techniques/Instrumentation (10 topics) | |
| 39. Anterior capsulotomy – capsulorrhexis and can opener | |
| 40. Astigmatic Keratotomy – Limbal Corneal Relaxing Incisions | |
| 41. Capsular staining | |
| 42. Clear lens extraction - Refractive lensectomy | |
| 43. Extracapsular cataract extraction | |
| 44. Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation | |
| 45. Phacoemulsification fluidics | |
| 46. Phacoemulsification techniques – Nuclear removal | |
| 47. Ultrasound - Clinical principles | |
| 48. Wound construction (limbal, scleral pocket, clear corneal) | |
| Intraocular Lenses/IOL Implantation (19 topics) | |
| 49. Acrylic foldable intraocular lenses (IOL) | |
| 50. Anterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | |
| 51. Collagen/hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)-copolymer-based foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) (Collamer) | |
| 52. Instrumentation for intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | |
| 53. Intraocular lens (IOL) material and design (optic size, shape and configuration) | |
| 54. Intraocular lens implantation in children | |
| 55. Intraocular lens (IOL) calculation following refractive surgery | |
| 56. Multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| 57. Plate-style intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| 58. Posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | |
| 59. Rigid or nonfoldable polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| 60. Silicone foldable intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| 61. Special Cases: Alternative means for lens implantation (capsulorrhexis capture) | |
| 62. Special Cases: Ciliary sulcus fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| 63. Special Cases: Primary Piggy-Back lenses | |
| 64. Special Cases: Secondary Piggy-Back lenses | |
| 65. Special Cases: Secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | |
| 66. Special Cases: Sutured posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | |
| 67. Toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| Intraoperative Complications (15 topics) | |
| 68. Detachment of Descemet's Membrane | |
| 69. Errant continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC) rescue and management | |
| 70. Intraoperative management of dropped nucleus | |
| 71. Intraoperative management of iris prolapse | |
| 72. Intraoperative shallowing of the anterior chamber | |
| 73. Intraoperative signs of posterior capsule rupture | |
| 74. Management of intraoperative vitreous loss | |
75. Management of small pupil | |
| 76. Microscope-induced light toxicity | |
| 77. Postoperative elevated intraocular pressure | |
| 78. Retrobulbar hemorrhage | |
| 79. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage or effusion | |
| 80. Surgical trauma – Hyphema | |
| 81. Thermal injury or “phaco burns” | |
| 82. Toxic solution associated with corneal edema | |
| Postoperative Complications (20 topics) | |
| 83. Anterior capsule fibrosis and phimosis | |
| 84. Ciliary block glaucoma (malignant glaucoma, aqueous misdirection) (as a complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 85. Complications of neodymium yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd: YAG) capsulotomy | |
| 86. Corneal complications of phacoemulsification and intraocular lenses (IOLs) | |
| 87. Corneal melting with ocular surface disease (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 88. Cystoid macular edema | |
| 89. Dysphotopsia complication (Lens-related visual disturbances) | |
| 90. Endophthalmitis (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 91. Incorrect intraocular lens (IOL) power | |
| 92. Induced astigmatism (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 93. Intraocular lens (IOL) decentration and dislocation | |
| 94. Iridodialysis (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 95. Neodymium yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy | |
| 96. Posterior capsule opacification | |
| 97. Postoperative inflammation (uveitis, retained lens material) | |
| 98. Postoperative shallow or flat anterior chamber | |
| 99. Pupillary capture (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 100. Retinal Detachment (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| 101. Vitreous incarceration in wound | |
| 102. Wound leak or filtering bleb (complication of cataract surgery) | |
| Cataract Surgery in Special Situations (19 topics) | |
| 103. Cataract surgery combined with glaucoma filtering procedure | |
| 104. Cataract surgery following a glaucoma filtering procedure | |
| 105. Cataract surgery following keratoplasty | |
| 106. Cataract surgery following refractive surgery | |
| 107. Cataract surgery in the functionally monocular individual | |
| 108. Endothelial dystrophy and cataract surgery | |
| 109. High hyperopia and cataract surgery | |
| 110. High myopia and cataract surgery | |
| 111. Keratoconus and cataract surgery | |
| 112. Patients with anticoagulation therapy or bleeding diathesis and cataract surgery | |
| 113. Patients with diabetes mellitus and cataract surgery | |
| 114. Patients with retinal comorbidities and cataract surgery (age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), scleral buckling, diabetic retinopathy (DR)) | |
| 115. Patients with silicone oil and cataract surgery | |
| 116. Pseudoexfoliation and cataract surgery | |
| 117. Small eyes and cataract surgery (nanophthalmos, microphthalmos) | |
| 118. Surgery of dense nuclear cataracts | |
| 119. Surgery of white cataracts | |
| 120. Triple procedure (cataract extraction, intraocular lens implantation and penetrating keratoplasty) | |
| 121. Uveitis and cataract surgery | |