Equip ophthalmic residents with the Academy’s definitive curriculum: the
2025-2026 Basic and Clinical Science Course™. Lean on the expertise of 100 ophthalmologists who revise the BCSC® each year. The BCSC Residency set is now available for advance order.
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, interactive activities, concise videos and tables, photos and illustrations, self-assessment questions with answers, plus opportunities to earn 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 and Vision Rehabilitation
- Section 4: Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors
- Section 5: Neuro-Ophthalmology – Major revision
- Section 6: Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
- Section 7: Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
- Section 8: External Disease and Cornea –Major revision
- Section 9: Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
- Section 10: Glaucoma
- Section 11: Lens and Cataract
- Section 12: Retina and Vitreous
- Section 13: Refractive Surgery – Major revision
- Basic Principles of Ophthalmic Surgery, Fifth Edition
- Basic Techniques of Ophthalmic Surgery, Fourth Edition – New edition
