Statistics from the previous five (5) years of WQE administrations are listed below. The Board has administered certification examinations since 1916. To date, the ABO has held 245 initial certification examinations and certified 33,703 ophthalmologists.
| Year | Total Candidates | 1st Time Takers | 1st Time Takers Passed |
Repeat Takers | Repeat Takers Passed |
Overall Passed | Overall Failed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 625 | 498 | 428 (85.9%) | 127 | 76 (59.8%) | 504 (80.6%) | 121 (19.4%) |
| 2022 | 611 | 497 | 419 (84.3%) | 114 | 60 (52.6%) | 479 (78.4%) | 132 (21.6%) |
| 2021 | 642 | 538 | 452 (84%) | 104 | 59 (56.7%) | 511 (79.6%) | 131 (20.4%) |
| 2020 | 584 | 528 | 456 (86.4%) | 56 | 16 (28.6%) | 472 (80.8%) | 112 (19.2%) |
| 2019B | 498 | 419 | 405 (96.7%) | 79 | 31 (39.2%) | 436 (87.6%) | 62 (12.4%) |
| 2019A | 538 | 465 | 460 (98.9%) | 73 | 25 (34.2%) | 485 (90.1%) | 53 (9.9%) |
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