Practice questions with full explanations, exam guides built from NBEO's published formats, a week-by-week study planner and timed PEPS station drills. Free for optometry students.
Question of the day
A new board-style question every day, with the full explanation the moment you answer. No sign-up needed.
A 30-year-old who has worn monthly replacement soft lenses for eight years reports itching, stringy mucus and lenses that ride up after each blink.
What is the best management?
Choose an answer, then check.
The exams
Each part tests something different, from basic science to clinical reasoning to hands-on skills. Each guide covers the format, the content and how to prepare.
Part I
Applied Basic Science
The science behind every exam room decision.
Next: Mar 15 to 18, 2027
Part II
Patient Assessment and Management
Clinical reasoning, one case at a time.
Next: Dec 1 or 3, 2026
Part III
Patient Encounters and Performance Skills
Real patients, real skills, fifteen minutes each.
Rolling administrations from August, in Charlotte, NC
How it works
The same loop works for all three exams: a plan that fits your calendar, practice that explains itself, and progress that points at what to study next.
Tell the planner your exam date and weekly hours. It splits the time into phases and weights every area by the blueprint and your weak spots.
Tutor mode explains every answer as you go. Timed mode holds you to exam pace: about 78 seconds an item for Part I and 72 for Part II.
For Part III, run 15-minute PEPS stations with a 3-minute prep, a timer and step-by-step checklists for all five skills.
With a free account, every answer feeds your accuracy by topic and a queue of missed questions you can retry anytime.
Inside the bank
Every feature mirrors something NBEO actually does, from multiple-response scoring to case-based items to the 15-minute PEPS rhythm.
Explanations
Not just the right letter: the reasoning, the formula, the clinical pearl, and why each tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Timed mode
The clock is set from NBEO's own session lengths, so a timed set feels like the real thing.
Progress
Signed in, your accuracy builds up by topic and the questions you miss wait in a review queue.
Multiple response
About 10 to 15% of Part I items ask for more than one answer, with no partial credit. The bank includes them and scores them the same way.
Key dates
Upcoming administrations, registration deadlines and score release dates from NBEO's calendar. Plan backwards from the one you are aiming for.
Dec 1 or 3, 2026
Register by Nov 17, 2026 · Scores Jan 22, 2027 · Stand-alone TMOD on Dec 3
Mar 15 to 18, 2027
Register by Mar 1, 2027 · Scores May 7, 2027
Apr 6, 2027
Register by Mar 23, 2027 · Scores May 28, 2027 · Stand-alone TMOD the same day
Aug 18 or 19, 2027
Register by Aug 4, 2027 · Scores Oct 8, 2027
Booked individually
Administrations began August 2026 in Charlotte, NC · Register at least 30 days before your date
Multi-day windows mean you choose one day to test. NBEO notes that dates can change.
NBEO exam calendarStudy notes
Short, focused notes on the formulas, drugs and exam formats that come up again and again.
Questions
Anything else? The contact page reaches a real person.
No. Fovea is an independent study resource. NBEO®, Part I ABS®, Part II PAM®, TMOD® and Part III PEPS® are trademarks of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry, which does not endorse this site. Always confirm exam details in NBEO's own candidate guides.
No. The question bank, the exam guides, the study planner and the PEPS station drills are all free. An account is optional and only saves your progress.
They follow NBEO's published formats: single best answer and multiple-response items for Part I, case-based items for Part II, and encounter and skills reasoning for Part III. They are written for practice, not taken from any exam. If something looks wrong, every question has a report link.
TMOD is built into Part II. About 120 of the 350 PAM items are TMOD items, with their own score and pass/fail decision. Practice the Therapeutics and TMOD topic, and the treatment questions inside every Part II case.
Use the station drill on the Part III guide: a 3-minute prep, a 15-minute timer and checklists for the anterior and posterior skills stations and for patient encounters. Pair up with a classmate who plays the patient, then sharpen your reasoning with the Part III questions.
No. Practice and planning work without one. A free account needs only your email, with no password: you get a sign-in link each time, and your results, topic accuracy, missed questions and study plan are saved.
Get started
Start with ten free practice questions, or map out every week between now and exam day. No account needed to begin.