Certified Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer (CDOS)
To qualify for certification at the CDOS level, you must meet one of the following three options:
Eligibility
Pathway
CDOS-B1
Required Education
Required Work Experience With an Ophthalmologist or Physician
COA-OMP or CMA accredited training program for
ophthalmic medical technicians. If you completed
the program more than 24 months ago, you will
need to submit:
♦5
hours of B-Scan CE credits in a classroom
or distance learning setting earned within 12
months of submitting application
♦
Case log of 20 abnormal ophthalmic B-Scan examinations,
performed within 12 months prior to submitting your
application. A physician must sign your case log and at least
two different pathologies must be listed. Please refer to
Appendix E for the CDOS case log.
♦1
hour of B-Scan CE credit in a hands-on
setting earned within 12 months of submitting
application.
CDOS – B2
Continuing Education Credits
♦5
hours of B-Scan CE credits in a classroom
or distance learning setting earned within 12
months of submitting application
♦
♦
1 hour of B-Scan CE credit in a hands-
on setting earned within 12 months of
submitting application
CDOS – B3
♦
Employed at least 6,000 hours as a sonographer
and
♦ Case log of 20 abnormal ophthalmic B-Scan examinations,
performed within 12 months prior to submitting your
application. A physician must sign your case log and at least
two different pathologies must be listed. Please refer to
Appendix E for the CDOS case log.
♦
or distance learning setting earned within 12
months of submitting application
1
and
Case log of 20 abnormal ophthalmic B-Scan examinations,
performed within 12 months prior to submitting your
application. A physician must sign your case log and at least
two different pathologies must be listed. Please refer to
Appendix E for the CDOS case log.
Continuing Education Credits
♦5
hours of B-Scan CE credits in a classroom
♦
E mployed at least 4,000 hours as a COA, COT, COMT under an
ophthalmologist's supervision
or
Employed at least 4,000 hours as a ROUB, RDCS, RDMS, R.T.(S)
or CRA under ophthalmologist or physician supervision.
1
hour of B-Scan CE credit in a handson setting earned within 12 months of
submitting application
COA-OMP is the Commission on Accreditation of Ophthalmic Medical Programs. CMA is the Canadian Medical Association.
Content Outline for the CDOS Examination
Content Area
1
Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye and Orbit
% of Exam
7
2
Biometry
7
3
Examination Technique
13
4
Instrumentation
3
5
Pathology
59
6
Physics
11
19