2007-2008 Basic and Clinical Science Course Section 11: Lens and Cataract

Reviews the anatomy, physiology, embryology, and pathology of the lens. Also provides an overview of lens and cataract surgery, and describes the complications of surgery

Basic And Clinical Science Course Section 3: Clinical Optics

Presents current applications of optical phenomena, including the optical foundations of lasers, spectacles, IOLs, and refractive surgery, and the design, fitting, and complications of contact lenses. Also covered are optics of the human eye, the design and use of ophthalmic instruments, basic concepts of geometrical optics, and the current approach to low vision management and vision rehabilitation

2007-2008 Basic and Clinical Science Course Section 2: Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology

Provides the essential scientific grounding for current ophthalmic practice, including discussions of ocular anatomy, embryology, biochemistry, and pharmacology. Features coverage of the latest advances in molecular genetics related to ophthalmology.

2007 - 2008 Basic and Clinical Science Course Section 1: Update on General Medicine

Informs ophthalmologists about the medical conditions most likely to affect their patients, such as infectious, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases; cancer; and rheumatologic disorders. Includes a discussion of geriatrics and an extensively revised chapter on statistics. Contains numerous updated references as well as helpful tables listing the names, indications, and side effects of antiobiotic, antihypertensive, and anticancer drugs.

Rationality and the Genetic Challenge: Making People Better?

Should we make people healthier, smarter, and longer-lived if genetic and medical
advances enable us to do so? Matti Häyry asks this question in the context of genetic testing and selection, cloning and stem cell research, gene therapies and enhancements.