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Below are the DOCK Topics for Oculoplastics/Orbit organized by sections. These Topics provide a high-level view of the information that may be assessed in the ABO’s DOCK examination.
| Orbital Anatomy (6 topics) | |
| 1. Extraocular muscles | |
| 2. Floor of orbit | |
| 3. Intraorbital optic nerve | |
| 4. Medial wall of orbit | |
| 5. Nasolacrimal canal | |
| 6. Optic canal | |
| Evaluation of Orbital Disorders (10 topics) | |
| 7. Computed tomography | |
| 8. General orbital history and physical examination | |
| 9. Inspection | |
| 10. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | |
| 11. Pain | |
| 12. Palpation | |
| 13. Periorbital changes | |
| 14. Progression | |
| 15. Proptosis | |
| 16. Pulsation | |
| Infectious/Inflammatory Disorders (5 topics) | |
| 17. Giant cell arteritis | |
| 18. Thyroid eye disease (Graves ophthalmopathy) | |
| 19. Idiopathic orbital inflammation (orbital inflammatory syndrome, orbital pseudotumor) | |
| 20. Orbital cellulitis | |
| 21. Wegener granulomatosis | |
| Periorbital Cysts and Orbital Neoplasms (8 topics) | |
| 22. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lacrimal gland | |
| 23. Capillary hemangioma | |
| 24. Cavernous hemangioma | |
| 25. Dermoid cysts | |
| 26. Lymphoid hyperplasia and lymphoma | |
| 27. Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor) of the lacrimal gland | |
| 28. Rhabdomyosarcoma | |
| 29. Systemic corticosteroid therapy for orbital disorders | |
| Orbital Trauma (4 topics) | |
| 30. Medial wall fractures | |
| 31. Orbital floor fractures | |
| 32. Orbital hemorrhage | |
| 33. Zygomatic fractures | |
| Periocular Soft Tissues Anatomy (16 topics) | |
| 34. Canthal tendons | |
| 35. Conjunctiva | |
| 36. Eyelashes | |
| 37. Eyelid margin | |
| 38. Eyelid skin and subcutaneous tissue | |
| 39. Facial anatomy | |
| 40. Lower eyelid retractors | |
| 41. Meibomian glands | |
| 42. Nerve supply of eyelids | |
| 43. Orbital fat | |
| 44. Orbital septum | |
| 45. Protractors | |
| 46. Suborbicularis fat pads | |
| 47. Tarsus | |
| 48. Upper eyelid retractors | |
| 49. Vascular supply and lymphatic drainage of the eyelid | |
| Eyelid Disorders (24 topics) | |
| 50. Actinic keratosis | |
| 51. Basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid | |
| 52. Blepharitis | |
| 53. Blunt trauma to the eyelids | |
| 54. Chalazion | |
| 55. Congenital ptosis of the upper eyelid | |
| 56. Epidermal inclusion cysts | |
| 57. Eyelid defects not involving the eyelid margin | |
| 58. Large lower eyelid defects (> 60 %) | |
| 59. Large upper eyelid defects (> 60 %) | |
60. Lateral canthal defects | |
| 61. Lentigo maligna (Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle) | |
| 62. Malignant melanoma of the eyelid | |
| 63. Masquerading syndrome for eyelid tumors | |
| 64. Medial canthal defects | |
| 65. Moderate lower eyelid defects (30 % – 60 %) | |
| 66. Moderate upper eyelid defects (30 % – 60 %) | |
| 67. Mohs’ micrographic surgery for malignant eyelid tumors | |
| 68. Nevi | |
| 69. Penetrating trauma to the eyelids | |
| 70. Sebaceous adenocarcinoma of the eyelid | |
| 71. Small lower eyelid defects (< 30 %) | |
| 72. Small upper eyelid defects (< 30 %) | |
| 73. Squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid | |
| Periocular Malpositions / Involutions (36 topics) | |
| 74. Acquired myogenic ptosis | |
| 75. Acute spastic entropion | |
| 76. Anterior lamellar deficiency | |
| 77. Aponeurotic ptosis | |
| 78. Benign essential blepharospasm | |
| 79. Botulinum toxin use in oculoplastics | |
| 80. Brow ptosis | |
| 81. Cicatricial ectropion | |
| 82. Cicatricial entropion | |
| 83. Congenital myogenic ptosis | |
| 84. Dermatochalasis | |
| 85. External (transcutaneous) levator advancement (resection) for ptosis | |
| 86. Eyelid margin rotation procedures for cicatricial entropion of upper eyelid | |
| 87. Facial nerve palsy | |
| 88. Full-thickness block resection and repair | |
| 89. Hemifacial spasm | |
| 90. Horner syndrome | |
| 91. Internal (transconjunctival) levator/Müller muscle resection approaches for ptosis | |
| 92. Involutional and gravitational changes of the face | |
93. Involutional ectropion | |
| 94. Involutional entropion | |
| 95. Lateral canthoplasty | |
| 96. Lower eyelid blepharoplasty | |
| 97. Medial spindle procedure for lower eyelid ectropion | |
| 98. Middle lamellar deficiency | |
| 99. Myasthenia gravis with ptosis | |
| 100. Oculomotor (cranial nerve III) palsy | |
| 101. Paralytic ectropion | |
| 102. Posterior lamellar deficiency | |
| 103. Pseudoptosis | |
| 104. Quickert modification of Wies procedure for involutional entropion (4-snip) | |
| 105. Retractor repair for entropion | |
| 106. Tarsorrhaphy | |
| 107. Temporary (Quickert) sutures for entropion of lower eyelid | |
| 108. Trichiasis | |
| 109. Upper eyelid blepharoplasty | |
| Lacrimal System-Anatomy (7 topics) | |
| 110. Canaliculi | |
| 111. Lacrimal ducts | |
| 112. Main lacrimal gland | |
| 113. Medial canthal tendon | |
| 114. Nasolacrimal duct | |
| 115. Superior and inferior puncta | |
| 116. Valve of Hasner | |
| Disorders of the Nasolacrimal System (18 topics) | |
| 117. Acquired nasolacrimal duct obstructions in adults | |
| 118. Canalicular obstruction | |
| 119. Canalicular trauma | |
| 120. Congenital nasolacrimal obstruction | |
| 121. Dacryocystitis | |
| 122. Diagnostic probing (palpation) of the upper system | |
| 123. Dye disappearance test | |
| 124. Endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) for acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction | |
| 125. External DCR for acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction | |
| 126. Incision of canaliculus (with or without intubation) | |
| 127. Medical management of acute dacryocystitis | |
| 128. Nasal endoscopy | |
| 129. Punctal ectropion | |
| 130. Punctal stenosis | |
| 131. Schirmer I test for pseudoepiphora evaluation | |
| 132. Silicone intubation of the nasolacrimal drainage system | |
| 133. Tear breakup time for pseudoepiphora evaluation | |
| 134. Trauma to the nasolacrimal duct or lacrimal sac | |
| Orbital Surgery (4 topics) | |
| 135. Enucleation | |
| 136. Evisceration | |
| 137. Orbital implant options | |
| 138. Surgical approach to orbital tumors | |