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FAQs FAQs 2 MOC Continuing Medical Education
Office Record Review Demonstration of Ophthalmic Cognitive Knowledge (DOCK) General Questions MOC Enrollment

MOC for Non Time-Limited Certificate Holders and Former Time-Limited Certificate Holders


MOC Enrollment
To participate in the MOC process, the ABO requires two groups of applicants to submit a MOC enrollment form:

  • Diplomates who hold a non time-limited certificate (certified prior to 1992) and who wish to voluntarily participate in MOC must submit an enrollment form to initiate participation in MOC. Non time-limited diplomates who complete the MOC process will receive a recertification certificate valid for ten years in addition to their non time-limited certificate, which will not be affected. 
  • Former diplomates whose time-limited certificates (certified in 1992 and after) have lapsed and who wish to participate in MOC must submit an enrollment form to initiate participation in MOC. Former diplomates who complete the MOC process will receive a recertification certificate valid for ten years. 

MOC enrollment forms are accepted February-May 1 of each year.

Once your enrollment form is received, you will be sent a username and password and instructions for initiating the MOC process. Please allow five to ten business days for processing.

Required MOC Components
Applicants can obtain a recertification certificate by completing the current MOC components listed below.

  • Evidence of Professional Standing: A valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine is required throughout certification.
  • Evaluation of Practice Performance: One online, on-demand Office Record Review (ORR) is required. ORR is a self-review of 15 current patient records.
  • Evidence of a Commitment to Lifelong Learning and Self Assessment: 
    • Part A: Submission of a total of 300 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits obtained in the past ten years is required prior to successful completion of MOC.
    • Part B: Two Periodic Ophthalmic Review Tests (PORT) are required. PORTs are 50-item online, on-demand open-book self-assessment tests that reflect the content of the closed-book cognitive exam (DOCK).
  • Evidence of Cognitive Expertise: The Demonstration of Ophthalmic Cognitive Knowledge (DOCK) examination is a secure, proctored 150-item computer-based examination given by one-day appointment in September of each year. 
  • Applicants can complete the MOC components in any order, as they are offered. 


Approved applications are valid until December 31 of the third year following application. For example, if an application is approved February 1, 2011, that application is valid until December 31, 2011. 

FAQs FAQs 2 MOC Continuing Medical Education
Office Record Review Demonstration of Ophthalmic Cognitive Knowledge (DOCK) General Questions MOC Enrollment
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