MCQs for FRCOphth and ICO Basic Sciences Examinations (Masterpass) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

good book to practice questions and aid with learningshould not be the only question book used

Muy util para el examen ICO basic sciences. Recomendado.

For ICO exam

if the answers provided at the end of each section instead of a separate section at the end of the book will be much better

pros: the questions are categorised according to the chapters,which is very good for revisioncons: some of the answers are not matching with the explanation being given.

excellent resource for Part 1 exams....definitely highly recommended.

Fits for its purpose

Great !

I found this book extremely useful in passing the FRCOphth part 1. There are few self-assessment books available to aid preparation for this exam, and to my knowledge this is the only one that closely matches the new format. The chapters cover the majority of the syllabus with a good balance of simple to more demanding questions. Of course as with any question book, more in-depth background reading from one of the well-established texts is probably necessary to maximise your chances of passing, but most of the main concepts and facts seem to be covered. As well as being well-constructed, the questions were very relevant and there were a number of questions that came up in the exam which I had first learned about from this book.As noted by other reviewers, there are some mistakes in the answers, however these were obvious typo errors which could easily be spotted by simply reading the explanation texts. I did not find this an issue.I would highly recommend this book to anyone preparing for the FRCOphth part 1. As someone with no prior ophthalmology experience I personally found it particularly useful in directing my revision to the most important topics, along with Ferris' MCQ book, before wading through the thicker texts.

This book is useful for FRCOPHTH part 1 revision but be aware that it contains many mistakes in the answer sections, often with the answer explanation contradicting the stated answer. This becomes quite frustrating as it occurs throughout the book.

EBOD exams

Well written text

Extremely valuable tool for Part 1 revision with good explanations but sadly there are a lot of mistakes in the answers. I have counted about a dozen incorrect T/F's so far which is really infuriating when you are testing yourself. Generally the explanations are sufficient to pick up on these but there are times when you need to further crossreference. Needs a proper proofread for subsequent editions.