FRCOphth Part 2 Written Retina

Expect diabetic eye disease and its treatment, age-related macular degeneration and the anti-VEGF era, retinal vascular occlusions, inherited and acquired maculopathies, retinal detachment and vitreoretinal interface disorders, and the imaging that drives all of it: OCT, fundus fluorescein and ICG angiography, and OCT angiography. Knowing how a finding on imaging changes management is what the questions reward.

Part 2 items sit at the level of an independent specialist, so retina questions lean on interpretation and decision-making rather than isolated recall. A stem will often give a scenario plus an image or a treatment history and ask for the next best step. Practise reading OCT and angiography quickly, and rehearse the trial-based thresholds that guide anti-VEGF and laser treatment.

Work through scenario-based questions by subtopic, then use the referenced explanation to confirm your reasoning and the AI tutor to unpick where a plausible distractor tempted you. Because retina is imaging-heavy, pair each answer with the underlying pattern so you recognise it again under time pressure.