Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (TMOD) — Information & Free Practice
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Treatment and Management of Ocular Disease (TMOD)
- Provider
- National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)
- Format
- Image-intensive, case-based examination; each patient case is followed by 3-6 related multiple-choice items with 3-10 answer options, single-answer or multiple-response. Offered as a stand-alone examination or as an embedded portion of the Part II PAM examination, with a separate TMOD score and pass/fail decision
- Exam questions
- 120 items administered in a single session
- Exam fee
- $630 for the stand-alone TMOD (rates for examinations administered beginning August 2026); no separate registration when taken embedded in Part II PAM
Examination outline
Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — Pathophysiology/etiology
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — anatomy
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — biochemistry
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — physiology
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — immunology/microbiology/pathology
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — optics
- Clinical Correlation of Basic Science Principles — pharmacology
Diagnosis
- Diagnosis — Most appropriate diagnosis
- Related to Diagnosis — Indicate data supporting or correlating with diagnosis; correlation of possible additional data; or indicate additional data or next test needed
Treatment / Management
- Treatment/Management — Most appropriate treatment/management
- Related to Treatment/Management — Treatment mechanism, additional data needed to treat effectively, additional data or next test needed, patient education, follow-up, or prognosis
Examination sources
- NBEO TMOD Content Outline
Page 2, introduction
- NBEO TMOD Content Outline
Page 2, Type of Test Items table, Related to Treatment/Management row
- NBEO TMOD Content Outline
Page 2, TMOD item content list
- NBEO Part II PAM Content Matrix
Page 1, footnote **
- NBEO Part II PAM/TMOD page
TMOD Information paragraph (items)
- NBEO Part II PAM/TMOD page
Exam Information, first paragraph (separate result)
- NBEO TMOD Content Outline
Page 3, case and item format
- NBEO TMOD Content Outline
Page 3, multiple-response scoring
- NBEO Part II PAM/TMOD page
TMOD Information paragraph (stand-alone registration)
- NBEO Part II PAM/TMOD page
TMOD Information paragraph (embedded registration)
- NBEO Exam Fees page
Exam Fees table, heading
- NBEO Exam Fees page
Exam Fees table, TMOD row
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.
- Temporary License for Child Support Arrears; temporary military courtesy license; temporary license for military personnel; Optometrist License; Restricted Optometrist License; retired status license
- Optometrist License; Pharmaceutical Agent Number; Certificate of Special Qualification; Volunteer Health Services Registration
- Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents Certification; Optometrist Fictitious Name Permit; home residence permit; immunization certificate; Inactive Optometrist License; Optometrist License; Temporary Optometrist License for Military Spouses or Partners; Probationary Optometrist License; Retired Optometrist License; license with retired volunteer service designation; TLG; therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (tpa) certification; TPG; TPL
- Expanded Therapeutic Procedures Credential; Expanded Therapeutic Laser Procedures Credential; License to Practice Optometry; Limited License to Practice Optometry
- certificate of qualification in the utilization of dpas; Optometrist License; Temporary License for a Military Spouse; certificate of qualification in the utilization of tpas
- Optometrist License; clinical academic limited license; educational limited license; Optometrist Limited License; Optometrist Nonclinical Limited License; special volunteer license; Optometrist Temporary License; Optometrist Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents Certification
- Optometrist License; Optometrist License Subject to Probation; Certification to Use Pharmaceutical Agents; One-Time Nonrenewable Two-Year Temporary Optometrist License
- Optometrist License; Certification to Use Pharmaceutical Agents for Diagnostic Purposes; Military Spouse Temporary Credential; Certification to Use Pharmaceutical Agents for Therapeutic Purposes
- licenses to operate extended clinical facilities for the treatment of visual disorders; certificate of registration of the assumed or fictitious name; Certificate to Treat Persons Diagnosed with Glaucoma; Permit to Provide Optometric Services for a Health Maintenance Organization; License to Practice Optometry; Certificate to Own or Operate a Mobile Optometry Clinic; Certificate to Administer and Prescribe Pharmaceutical Agents; Certificate as a Substitute Optometrist
- Authorization to Prescribe Controlled Substances; Certification to Use Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Agents; Certification to Treat Glaucoma; License to Practice Optometry; Provisional License to Practice Optometry; Temporary Permit; Certification to Use Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents
- Optometry License on Inactive Status; Temporary Permit to Practice Optometry; Certificate for a Licensed Optometrist Becoming an Owner or Manager of a Professional Entity; Oklahoma License to Practice Optometry; Special Volunteer License to Practice Optometry; Temporary Optometry License for Instructors; Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent Certificate
- Optometrist; Temporary Professional License (Military Spouse)
- Optometrist License