RevEyes & Conquer

good luck to you all next week in Birmingham!

We’re pleased to announce that over the past two years, we have delivered over 170 hours of tutoring and coaching for the CESR/portfolio pathway, supporting more than 50 ophthalmologists worldwide—and counting.

The CESR route is a demanding yet immensely rewarding pathway. It remains the only route for experienced ophthalmologists to gain entry onto the UK Specialist Register and become eligible for substantive consultant ophthalmologist posts in the UK.

If this is a pathway you are considering, don’t delay—get in touch to get started straightaway!

With the new rules being implemented around training and local UK graduates prioritisation, it’s unsurprising that more IMGs—both in the UK and overseas—are turning towards the portfolio pathway to secure consultant posts. I’ve personally seen this over the past few days, with many junior ophthalmologists worldwide asking about the route and actively changing their plans.

From my own experience, if you are hardworking and based in a supportive department, it is entirely possible to secure a consultant post well before a colleague who is following the traditional specialty training route which could take more time.

Over the next five months, we are likely to see a surge in applications via the old CESR route ahead of the deadline, followed by a sustained influx through the new portfolio pathway in the years to come. While the process itself isn’t competitive in the traditional sense—there’s no ranking against other applicants—the real bottleneck is capacity. There simply aren’t enough assessors at the College, and falling back in the queue can mean a long wait before your application is even reviewed.

My advice is simple: get your Portfolio Pathway application ready and submitted as early as possible. Don’t postpone it. You’ll thank yourself later—trust me.

Mostafa Dowidar

🔥08.11.2025🔥
Keeler
Campayne Media
www.ophth.co.uk

It has been only two years since the launch of the RevEyes & Conquer platform, during which we’ve been able to reach out to & help 500 Ophthalmologists worldwide!
Whether it’s exam courses or CESR/Portfolio Pathway tutoring, we’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved..
here’s to more growth and success!

📣 This is the link to register to attend the Keeler session on Saturday the 8th of November at Keeler in Windsor - postcode SL4 4AA
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/fp3sdb15nq

This is an extremely important session so please decide whether you’re attending in person or live on MS teams as the numbers are limited.. remember this is for free for those enrolled on the RevEyes & Conquer course, but for a fee for externals - and this is the link to purchase to attend if you’re are an external:
https://ophth.co.uk/shop/p/examination-skills-techniques-session
. it will be recorded and shared

don’t miss the intro session we had today if you’re sitting your final exam soon..

RevEyes & Conquer - Part 2 Oral FRCOphth Intro

Join us on Friday the 11th of July at 7PM UK time if you’re planning to sit your exam soon .. course commencing 20th of July.
MS teams link below and it will be recorded & shared on Youtube.

www.ophth.co.uk

You're invited to RevEyes & Conquer - Part 2 Oral FRCOphth Intro
Friday, 11 July 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (GMT)
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZDg2YTgzZDItNDgyYS00ZGRkLTg0OTUtYjRjOGYzNjZiNDIy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2237c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22fbb243fa-c448-4e92-8936-f693052a23ea%22%7d
Tap on the link or paste it in a browser to join.

Today we’ve held another very successful examination skills & techniques session at Keeler HQ in Windsor. It was broadcasted live to many keen ophthalmologists over 4 continents!
We’re always grateful for Keeler having us and we look forward to further co-operation and teaching in the future..
Good luck to everyone in their FRCOphth exam!

The upcoming Part 2 oral FRCOphth course is commencing 8th of December.. book your slot now if sitting your exam soon!
www.ophth.co.uk