Equip ophthalmic residents with the Academy's definitive curriculum: the 2015 2016 Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC). The BCSC is ophthalmology's trusted, definitive compilation of scientific research and clinical experience and is continually updated by a faculty of more than 80 experts.
Each of the 13 sections includes up-to-date clinical knowledge, concise information and tables, self-assessment questions with answers, photos and illustrations, and opportunities for earning AMA PRA Category 1 Credits .
Beginning with the 2013 2014 edition, the Academy and the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) have partnered to make the BCSC the standard text for all European ophthalmology training programs. The EBO now recommends the BCSC as the primary educational resource for European trainees and ophthalmologists studying for the annual EBO Diploma Exam.
The BCSC Residency Set includes:
Section 1: Update on General Medicine Major revision this year!
Section 2: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology
Section 3: Clinical Optics
Section 4: Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors
Section 5: Neuro-Ophthalmology
Section 6: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Section 7: Orbit, Eyelids, and Lacrimal System Major revision this year!
Section 8: External Disease and Cornea
Section 9: Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis Major revision this year!
Section 10: Glaucoma
Section 11: Lens and Cataract
Section 12: Retina and Vitreous Major revision this year!
Section 13: Refractive Surgery
Master Index
New! Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery, Third Edition
New! Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery, Second Edition
The Profession of Ophthalmology, Second Edition (available in the eBook format only)