The WCRS provides a path for Surgeons and Residents to advance their skills and gain certification in Refractive Surgery.
We have set the standards for surgeon qualifications and have defined a practice of quality care that provides trust in the eyes of our patients and the general public.
Gain recognition as part of this elite group of surgeons and become a Certified Fellow in Refractive Surgery today.
Through collaboration, we can help establish access to refractive surgery for everyone that needs it worldwide.
The WCRS functions as a Specialty Board and an Umbrella Organization supporting education, training, and credentialing in Refractive Surgery, as well as helping add value to ophthalmic organizations, courses, programs, and selected residency programs for the promotion and expansion of refractive surgery on a global level.
We strive to collaborate with existing organizations by recognizing their coursework as part of the pathway to fellowship certification in Refractive Surgery.
The WCRS is a physician-led effort to transform refractive surgery (and refractive vision care) educationally, scientifically, economically, and socially — worldwide.
As the only global organization to offer credentialing in Refractive Surgery, the WCRS will be the most trusted resource for establishing a standard of qualifications and quality of care in our specialty for recognition by our peers in the medical profession and trust in the eyes of our patients.
The WCRS oversees a carefully vetted process verifying an internationally recognized set-standard curriculum and Board Examination.
A Specialty Board that provides a path for practicing ophthalmic surgeons and residents to advance their skills in Refractive Surgery through a defined process of education, training initiatives, and a credentialing process.
Provide international certification in refractive surgery.
Establish credentialing through accreditation for programs, fellowships, organizations, and facilities worldwide.
Collaborate with existing organizations by recognizing their coursework as part of the pathway to Fellowship certification in Refractive Surgery.
Increase the number of Refractive Surgeons in the developed and undeveloped world.
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