Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC)

Informs ophthalmologists about the medical conditions most likely to affect their patients, such as infectious, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases, cancer and rheumatologic disorders. This work includes references as well as helpful tables listing the names, indications, and side effects of antibiotic, antihypertensive, and anticancer drugs.

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This book informs ophthalmologists about the medical conditions most likely to affect their patients, such as infectious, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases, cancer and rheumatologic disorders. It includes a discussion of geriatrics and an extensively revised chapter on statistics. It contains numerous updated references as well as helpful tables listing the names, indications, and side effects of antibiotic, antihypertensive, and anticancer drugs. For over 60 years, the "BCSC" has been the core curriculum in ophthalmology residency programs and a definitive source of up-to-date clinical knowledge for practitioners. Continually updated by a faculty of leading ophthalmologists in academia and practice, the "BCSC" draws on a solid foundation of scientific research and clinical experience.