ABDO and Royal College collaborate for refraction exam

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) have joined forces to deliver the RCOphth Refraction Certificate examination.

ABDO’s National Resource Centre (NRC) in Birmingham will become the permanent base for this examination in 2020. Examinations will take place at the venue three times per year from December 2019 and there will be an extra exam in June.

Dylan Costello, head of examinations at the RCOphth, said: ‘The NRC proved to a be a natural home for hosting our Refraction Certificate examination. The state of the art venue will enable the RCOphth to continue to be able to deliver a robust examination with the stability that it requires. We are excited to be undertaking this new relationship with the NRC in the development of our exam delivery.’