The candidate must demonstrate mastery of specific skills including epidemiology of myopia, myopia-related pathology, data needed to assess risk and progression including axial length, and all therapeutic options (including orthokeratology) available to manage this epidemic disease. Certification is granted after successfully passing a written and oral examination.
This fellowship requires the candidate to possess the IACMM (see above) as well as having undergone hundreds of hours of study/training specific to advanced orthokeratology. The fellow must demonstrate mastery of specific skills including fitting complex cases and advanced troubleshooting. The FIAOMC is awarded after the candidate is examined on 3 highly complex OrthoK cases, passed a written and two-hour oral exam. The FIAOMC is the gold standard representing the highest level of knowledge, ethics and patient care in the field of myopia management and orthokeratology.
Fellowship status in the IAOMC is determined by an orthokeratologists experience and expertise and follows a rigorous case evaluation and testing procedure. Those orthokeratologists who achieve Fellowship status are committed to adhering to the highest standards of care in this specialty.