RevEyes & Conquer

23/09/2026

Our Examination Skills & Techniques session at Keeler HQ in Windsor will take place on Sunday, 1st November, starting at 9:00 AM for approximately 3 hours.

In my opinion, this is the most important session in the course, and I’d strongly recommend attending face to face to get the maximum benefit.

Places are limited. If you’re already enrolled in the course, the session is included. External candidates are also welcome to attend, but there will be a fee.

If you can’t attend in person, the session will also be broadcast live on MS Teams and recorded so you can access it afterwards.

If you’re interested in attending, please fill in this form:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/fp3sdb15nq

05/07/2026

https://youtu.be/ppLjhrmvTbs?is=W9wc36Elppa84JeW

Here we dive more into what makes our course the best.

19/06/2026

https://youtu.be/G3r7GISY0ao

Mostafa Dowidar, MBBCh, MSc, MRCS, ChM, PgDipCRS, PgCert ClinEd, Ce...

05/06/2026

The next part 2 oral course will start on the 2nd of August and this is the link to sign up:
https://ophth.co.uk/shop/p/4-month-course-1

this will be just after the results of the part 2 written exam so our colleagues who pass can join us..
If you’re sitting the exam soon make sure to attend the new intro session on the 5th of July at 10AM UK time for a quick walkthrough for the exam and discuss what’s new in the course.. as usual we will interview a couple of successful candidates to benefit from their feedback and allow you to ask them any questions.
This is the link for that session, it will be recorded and shared on the youtube channel:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/343354110639553?p=1sWSyO92HGcXQ6e11c

Looking forward to new colleagues joining us!

BW
Mostafa Dowidar

17/04/2026

good luck to you all next week in Birmingham!

31/01/2026

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!

15/01/2026

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

26/11/2025

www.ophth.co.uk