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............ Station 1: Anterior segment disorders including adnexael disease 
(2 ophthalmologist examiners)
The candidate will be examined on a minimum of two cases selected from 
the disorders listed below.
Skills to be tested may include the assessment, interpretation, diagnosis 
and management of:
• Abnormal lid position (ectropion, entropion, ptosis, trichiasis, 
   lagophthalmos and exposure)
• Abnormal lid swelling (chalazion, benign and malignant tumours)
• Blepharitis
• Orbital disease – orbital swelling
• Epiphora
• Infectious external eye disease including conjunctivitis and keratitis
• Dry eye
• Cicatricial conjunctival disease
• Corneal and conjunctival degenerations
• Peripheral ulcerative keratitis
• Corneal dystrophies
• Allergic and atopic disease
• Complications of contact lens wear
• Corneal oedema, opacity, ectasia, corneal transplantation and corneal 
   graft rejection and other complications
• Episcleritis
• Conjunctival and anterior uveal tumours
• Aniridia and other dysgenesis
• Anterior segment injury
• Lens dislocation
In this section candidates must be proficient in the use of the slit lamp microscope 
in examining the anterior segment employing direct and indirect illumination, retro-
illumination, specular reflection and scleral scatter as appropriate to best 
demonstrate signs.

Common cases in this station:


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