Keep your ophthalmic knowledge current with the Academy's 2015-2016 Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC). BCSC is the most extensive compilation of ophthalmic scientific research and clinical experience, and it is continually updated by a faculty of more than 80 expert ophthalmologists. Section 2 provides the essential scientific grounding for current ophthalmic practice. Discussions ocular anatomy, embryology, and the biochemistry and metabolism of the eye. This year's major revision features comprehensive updates to the genetics chapters, including an overview of appropriate uses for the latest genetics techniques.