2024-2025 Basic And Clinical Science Course, Section 11: Lens And Cataract (Original PDF)

Major Revision

Section 11 of the Academy’s Basic and Clinical Science Course™ (BCSC^®) reviews the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lens. This section covers the epidemiology, evaluation, and management of cataract and gives an overview of cataract surgery, including in special situations. In addition, Section 11 provides appropriate differential diagnoses and management plans for intraoperative and postoperative complications of cataract surgery.

BCSC Section 11 includes a new discussion of sustainable cataract surgery and expanded discussion of preoperative considerations for cataract surgery, in particular the range and benefits of various intraocular lens designs. Key takeaways are highlighted at the beginning of every chapter.

This edition contains over 200 images, and several new and revised figures show surgical tools and methods of cataract removal. 42 videos of surgical procedures (sample) and two animations explore the embryology, biochemistry, and physiology of the lens. This edition includes three new interactive case studies on refractive target selection, toric lens selection, and postrefractive surgery IOL power selection. Both print and eBook users have access to all of Section 11’s multimedia components.

Upon completion of Section 11, readers should be able to:

• State the principles of cataract surgery techniques and associated surgical technology
• Describe the association of cataracts with aging, trauma, medications, and systemic ocular diseases
• Identify special circumstances in which cataract surgery techniques should be modified, and describe appropriate treatment plans

Section chair: Erich P. Horn, MD, MBA

Print: 290 pages

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Print ISBN: 978-1-68104-793-5
EBook ISBN: 978-1-68104-819-2
Print & EBook: ISBN 978-1-68104-806-2

About The BCSC
The Academy’s Basic and Clinical Science Course™ is ophthalmology’s definitive source of clinical information. Practicing ophthalmologists and residents worldwide use the BCSC^® to ensure the highest-quality patient care.

Each of the 13 volumes includes up-to-date clinical knowledge, concise text, tables, photos and illustrations, multimedia, self-assessment questions with answers, and opportunities for earning AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

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.

CME Information
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology designates this enduring material for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.