Basic and Clinical Science Course The Basic and Clinical Sciences Course is one of the core components of the educational curriculum for ophthalmology residents. The Course is open to ophthalmologists in the community who want a good review the fundamentals of ophthalmology.
The background reading text for the course is The Basic and Clinical Science Course from The Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA.
Sections of the American Academy of Ophthalmology book series of the same name are presented in a three-year cycle. Scheduled on Wednesday mornings from 7:00am pm to 8:00am during the academic year, the Basic and Clinical Science Course is held in the Center for Health Sciences.
The Basic and Clinical Sciences Course is one of the core components of the educational curriculum for ophthalmology residents. The Course is open to ophthalmologists in the community who want a good review the fundamentals of ophthalmology.
Scheduled on Wednesday mornings from 7:00am pm to 8:00am during the academic year, the Basic and Clinical Science Course is held in the Center for Health Sciences.
American Academy of Ophthalmology Basic and Clinical Science Course books covered in the educational program: Section 1: Update on General Medicine. Section 2: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology. Section 3: Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses. Section 4: Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors. Section 5: Neuro-Ophthalmology.
Since 1941, the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute at the Columbia University Department of Ophthalmology has offered an ophthalmology basic science course. While the focus of the course is resident training, it has also proven useful for the visual sciences community as a whole.
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