2020-2021 Basic and Clinical Science Course™ (BCSC), Residency Set

Equip ophthalmic residents with the Academy’s definitive curriculum: the 2020-2021 Basic and Clinical Science Course™. The BCSC® is rigorously reviewed by 100 ophthalmologists so you can provide your residents with the most relevant information.

Residents and practicing ophthalmologists worldwide use the BCSC® to ensure the highest-quality patient care. 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
Section 2: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology
Section 3: Clinical Optics
Section 4: Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors–Major revision this year
Section 5: Neuro-Ophthalmology
Section 6: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Section 7: Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Section 8: External Disease and Cornea
Section 9: Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
Section 10: Glaucoma–Major revision this year
Section 11: Lens and Cataract–Major revision this year
Section 12: Retina and Vitreous
Section 13: Refractive Surgery
Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery, Fourth Edition
Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery, Third Edition

The print set includes 13 print volumes and two essential supplementary textbooks on ophthalmic surgery.