The American Board of Ophthalmology introduced mandatory re-certification every 10 years the year I became a 'Board Certified' Ophthalmologist in 1995. The re-certification process is now spread out over 8 years and I just completed the first phase of my second 10-year re-certification process: the Office Record Review (ORR.) I had not remembered the specifics from the last time I had completed the exercise but remembered that I felt it was an educational exercise. Now with it once again completed, I still feel it is a rewarding experience.