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Below are the DOCK Topics for Comprehensive Ophthalmology organized by practice emphasis areas and sections. These Topics provide a high-level view of the information that may be assessed in the ABO’s DOCK examination.
| Comprehensive Topics for Cataract and Anterior Segment | ||
| Diagnostic Tests (2 topics) | ||
| 1. Biometry | ||
| 2. Evaluation of visual loss not fully explained by degree of cataract (visual fields, corneal topography, fluorescein angiography) | ||
| Anterior Segment Disorders (5 topics) | ||
| 3. Anterior basement membrane dystrophy | ||
| 4. Perforating injuries of the anterior segment | ||
| 5. Traumatic hyphema | ||
| 6. Traumatic iritis | ||
| 7. Traumatic mydriasis | ||
| Types of Cataracts (5 topics) | ||
| 8. Anterior polar cataracts | ||
| 9. Ectopia lentis | ||
| 10. Hypermature cataract/Morganian cataract | ||
| 11. Cortical/nuclear/posterior subcapsular cataracts | ||
| 12. Posterior polar cataracts | ||
| Surgical techniques/ instrumentation (5 topics) | ||
| 13. Anterior Capsulotomy – capsulorrhexis and can opener | ||
| 14. Extracapsular cataract extraction | ||
| 15. Hydrodissection and Hydrodelineation | ||
| 16. Ultrasound - Clinical principles | ||
| 17. Wound construction (limbal, scleral pocket, clear corneal) | ||
| Intraocular Lenses/ IOL implantation (4 topics) | ||
| 18. Anterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | ||
| 19. Intraocular lens (IOL) material and design | ||
| 20. Posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | ||
| 21. Special Cases: Secondary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation | ||
| Intraoperative Complications (13 topics) | ||
| 22. Detachment of Descemet's Membrane | ||
| 23. Intraoperative management of dropped nucleus | ||
| 24. Intraoperative management of iris prolapse | ||
| 25. Intraoperative shallowing of the anterior chamber | ||
| 26. Intraoperative signs of posterior capsule rupture | ||
| 27. Management of intraoperative vitreous loss | ||
| 28. Management of small pupil | ||
| 29. Microscope-induced light toxicity | ||
| 30. Postoperative elevated intraocular pressure | ||
| 31. Retrobulbar hemorrhage | ||
| 32. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage or effusion | ||
| 33. Surgical trauma – Hyphema | ||
| 34. Thermal injury or “phaco burns” | ||
| Postoperative Complications (11 topics) | ||
| 35. Anterior capsule fibrosis and phimosis | ||
| 36. Corneal complications of phacoemulsification and intraocular lenses (IOLs) | ||
| 37. Incorrect intraocular lens (IOL) power | ||
| 38. Induced astigmatism (complication of cataract surgery) | ||
| 39. Intraocular lens (IOL) decentration and dislocation complication | ||
| 40. Neodymium yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy | ||
| 41. Posterior capsule opacification | ||
| 42. Postoperative inflammation (uveitis, retained lens material) | ||
| 43. Postoperative shallow or flat anterior chamber | ||
| 44. Vitreous incarceration in wound | ||
| 45. Wound leak or filtering bleb (complication of cataract surgery) | ||
| Cataract surgery in special situations (11 topics) | ||
| 46. Cataract surgery following a glaucoma filtering procedure | ||
| 47. Cataract surgery following refractive surgery | ||
| 48. Cataract surgery in the functionally monocular individual | ||
| 49. Endothelial dystrophy and cataract surgery | ||
| 50. High hyperopia and cataract surgery | ||
| 51. High myopia and cataract surgery | ||
| 52. Patients with diabetes mellitus and cataract surgery | ||
| 53. Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and cataract surgery | ||
| 54. Surgery of dense nuclear cataracts | ||
| 55. Surgery of white cataracts | ||
| 56. Uveitis and cataract surgery | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Cornea and External Disease | ||
| Ocular Surface Disorders (3 topics) | ||
| 57. Aqueous tear deficiency and Sjögren syndrome | ||
| 58. Exposure keratopathy | ||
| 59. Neurotrophic keratopathy | ||
| Infectious Diseases (3 topics) | ||
| 60. Adenoviral conjunctivitis and keratoconjunctivitis | ||
| 61. Bacterial conjunctivitis of children and adults | ||
| 62. Varicella-zoster virus keratitis | ||
| Immune-Mediated Disorders (4 topics) | ||
| 63. Allergic conjunctivitis | ||
| 64. Atopic keratoconjunctivitis | ||
| 65. Episcleritis | ||
| 66. Marginal corneal infiltrates associated with blepharoconjunctivitis | ||
| Neoplastic Disorders (1 topic) | ||
| 67. Melanoma of the conjunctiva | ||
| Toxic and Traumatic Injuries (1 topic) | ||
| 68. Corneal edema | ||
| Surgery (3 topics) | ||
| 69. Corneal epithelial debridement | ||
| 70. Punctal occlusion | ||
| 71. Tarsorrhaphy | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Glaucoma | ||
| Angle-Closure Glaucomas (2 topics) | ||
| 72. Chronic angle-closure glaucomas | ||
| 73. Subacute angle-closure glaucoma | ||
| Surgical Therapy of Glaucoma (4 topics) | ||
| 74. Combined cataract and filtering surgery | ||
| 75. Incisional filtering surgery for open angle glaucoma | ||
| 76. Laser iridectomy for angle closure | ||
| 77. Laser trabeculoplasty (LTP) | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit | ||
| Pupils (2 topics) | ||
| 78. Adie’s pupil syndrome | ||
| 79. Essential anisocoria | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Oculoplastics/Orbit | ||
| Eyelid Disorders (4 topics) | ||
| 80. Blunt trauma to the eyelids | ||
| 81. Chalazion | ||
| 82. Nevi | ||
| 83. Penetrating trauma to the eyelids | ||
| Periocular Malpositions/ Involutions (2 topics) | ||
| 84. Dermatochalasis | ||
| 85. Facial nerve palsy | ||
| Disorders of the Nasolacrimal System (2 topics) | ||
| 86. Punctal ectropion | ||
| 87. Medical Management of acute dacryocystitis | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus | ||
| Diagnostic Tests (1 topic) | ||
| 88. Stereoacuity testing | ||
| Exodeviations (3 topics) | ||
| 89. Exophoria | ||
| 90. Infantile Exotropia | ||
| 91. Sensory exotropia | ||
| Special Forms of Strabismus (1 topic) | ||
| 92. Strabismus following ocular surgery | ||
| Eyelid Disorders / Lacrimal system (1 topic) | ||
| 93. Congenital Ptosis | ||
| Medical therapy (2 topics) | ||
| 94. Medical treatment of amblyopia: Occlusion and optical degradation | ||
| 95. Medical treatment of amblyopia: Refractive correction | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Refractive Management/Intervention | ||
| Contact Lenses (1 topic) | ||
| 96. Ocular surface problems related to contact lenses | ||
| Postoperative Complications (1 topic) | ||
| 97. Issues of intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements after refractive surgery | ||
| Comprehensive Topics for Retina/Vitreous | ||
| Diagnostic Tests (1 topic) | ||
| 98. Fluorescein angiography | ||
| Macular Diseases (2 topics) | ||
| 99. Macular holes | ||
| 100. Ocular histoplasmosis | ||
| Retinal Vascular Diseases (1 topic) | ||
| 101. Retinopathy of Prematurity | ||
| 102. Diabetic retinopathy | ||
| Retinal/ Choroidal Dystrophies (1 topic) | ||
| 103. Retinitis pigmentosa | ||
| Retinal Degenerations (1 topic) | ||
| 104. Chloroquine derivatives (drug toxicity) | ||
| Peripheral Retinal Abnormalities (4 topics) | ||
| 105. Operculated holes | ||
| 106. Atrophic holes | ||
| 107. Traumatic breaks | ||
| 108. Lattice degeneration | ||
| Tumors (1 topic) | ||
| 109. Nevus of the choroid | ||
| Surgery (2 topics) | ||
| 110. Focal laser treatment of diabetic macular edema | ||
| 111. Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy | ||
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