Keep your ophthalmic knowledge current with the Academy's 2016-2017 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 examines the essential scientific grounding for current ophthalmic practice. It discusses ocular anatomy, embryology, biochemistry and metabolism and the latest developments in eye-related molecular and clinical genetics studies.