This guide is not comprehensive but contains some of the texts which cover the areas to be studied to acquire

the knowledge to pass the examination. It also contains some free-access websites and educational courses If you have found a text (in any language), an educational course or a free-access website that you have found helpful, I would be grateful if you would let me know- [email protected] in that way you will be able to help other candidates achieve a pass in the examinations and improve standards in Ophthalmology worldwide. Good quality, inexpensive, educational courses are particularly difficult to find! This was produced by Sophie Jones and David Taylor. Please help- see last paragraph

ICO Basic Science Examinations Educational Technology and reading list

Books

Basic and Clinical Science Course (12 volumes)or CDRom

American Academy of Ophthalmology. The 13-volume BCSC is a foundation for residents and a source of up-to-date clinical knowledge for practitioners. Revised annually, the BCSC covers everything from basic anatomy, optics, and pathology to such specialised topics as retina, glaucoma, and cataract. http://www.aao.org/education/products/courses/index.cfm

Genetics in Medicine 7th Ed 2007

NussbaumRL, Willard HF, McInnes RR Elsevier www.elsevier.com ISBN 13 978-1-4160-3080-5 Emerys Elements of Medical Genetics 13th Ed Turnpenny P, Ellard S. Saunders www.elsevier.com ISBN 13 978-0-7020-22917-2

Forrester JV, Dick AD, McMenamin PG, Lee WR.

The Eye: Basic Sciences and Practise 2nd edition

WB Saunders Ltd. ISBN 0702025410

John Ferris

MCQs in Basic Science Ophthalmology, A Self-assessment Text, 2nd edition

BMJ Publishing Group London ISBN: 0727913778 www.blackwellpublishing.com Blackwell Science ISBN: 063204344X www.blackwellpublishing.com ISBN: 0865428719

Clinical Anatomy of the Eye

Richard Snell, Michael Lemp

Essential Medical Statistics 2nd edition

Betty Kirkwood & Jonathan Sterne

Blackwell Publishing

Practical Statistics for Medical Research

Douglas G Altman

Chapman and Hall/CRC

ISBN: 0412276305

Ophthalmic Pathology
Sehu KW, Lee WR.

Medical Statistics Made Easy Harris M, Taylor G. Scion Publishing Ltd

ISBN: 9781904842552 ISBN-13:978 0 727917 79

Blackwell Publishing.

Library Reference Books

Wolffs Anatomy of the Eye and Orbit 8th edition
Bron AJ, Tripathi R, Tripathi B www.hoddereducation.co.uk Arnold Publishers ISBN0412410109

Adlers Physiology of the Eye , 10th edition

Kaufmann PL, Alm A

www.us.elsevierhealth.com Mosby ISBN: 0323011365 www.us.elsevierhealth.com Mosby ISBN 0801667577

Ocular Infection and Immunity

Pepose JJ, Holland GN, Willhelmus K

For Optics and Refraction

Clinical Optics 3rd Edition A.R.Elkington, H.J. Frank and M.J. Greaney www.blackwellpublishing.com Blackwell Science ISBN: 9780632049899

MCQS & OSCES in Optics & Refraction www.blackwellpublishing.com Bhan A, Menon V J K, Pepper I M and Whittle J Blackwell Science ISBN: 9780727912725

Publishers websites and Contacts

Wolters/Lippincott www.LWW.com Asia Marketing [email protected] Useful and inexpensive books: http://www.atozinophthalmology.com/ Inexpensive quality ophthalmology texts, published in India. www.jaypeebrothers.com Books in English and some Chinese translations. www.bonvision.com e-mail: [email protected]

Useful Websites:
Success in MRCOphth by CN Chua: www.mrcophth.com Pathology www.eyepathologist.org http://www.eyepathuk.co.uk/

Ocular Pathology over 1000cases! http://cogancollection.nei.nih.gov/ The organization of the retina and visual system; http://www.webvision.med.utah.edu/index.html Ophthalmic Anatomy; http://www.instantanatomy.net/headneck/areas/eyeorbit.html http://www.emedicine.com/Ent/topic4.htm http://www.medrounds.org/ocular-pathology-study-guide/2005/10/anatomy-of-eye-study-guidefor.html Optics and refraction & MCQs 1. http://www.sarawakeyecare.com/Selfassessment%20in%20Optic%20and%20Refraction%20by%20Prof%20Chua,%20Dr.%20Chieng,%20 Dr.Ngo%20and%20Dr.%20Alhady.pdf 2. http://www.aoa.org/documents/CPG-16.pdf 3. http://www.aoa.org/documents/CPG-15.pdf 4. http://www.mrcophth.com/clinicaloptics/clinicalopticmcqs11.html

5. http://hep.ph.liv.ac.uk/~oldeman/phys210/l07.pdf 6. http://surendranath.tripod.com/Applets/Optics/Prism/PrismApplet.html This website intends to share experiences and resources among Ophthalmology Residencies. http://www.icoword.org/ Unattributed articles on numerous topics including basic science in ophthalmology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_eye_diseases_and_disorders World of Ophthalmology; Encyclopaedia of Ophthalmology-greatest links collection (over 10,000) http://www.wmed.narod.ru/w_ophth/w_ophth.htm Website for researchers, physicians and studentsto contact others in their field [email protected] Eye News: some articles and a very useful calendar of events in the UK & worldwide http://www.pinpointmedical.com/showPublication.php?publication=eye-news Learn Genetics with the University of Utah http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

Booksellers

Academic books for sale and to buy. http://www.academicbooktrade.co.uk/ Abe Books second hand books www.abebooks.co.uk Search Engines OAI-PMH (the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) http://www.oaister.org/ Google Scholar : http://scholar.google.com/

Educational Courses (Help needed to increase the number of inexpensive courses worldwide: contact [email protected] with suggestions) Bristol, England. London, England London, England www.bristol.ac.uk/clinicalsciencesouth/ophthalmology/vision/ http://www.rcophth.ac.uk/scientific/meetingsandevents http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/HealthProfessionals/MedicalEducation Courses information from: [email protected]

Glasgow, Scotland http://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/Education/Events/Other/Pages/ed_spInterdisciplinarySymposia.aspx UK-wide http://www.mrcophth.com/eyecourses1.html http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENGB265&=&q=Ophthalmology+Cou rses&btnG=Google+Search&meta= World-wide Google: Ophthalmology courses and Australia/India/Hong Kong etc http://www.aao.org/meetings/ http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENGB265&q=Ophthalmology+Courses+and+US A&btnG=Search&meta= Walsh & Hoyts Neuro-ophthalmology- much physiology & anatomy included http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9RA2ZOPRuhgC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=Optic+chiasm+blood+s upply&source=bl&ots=LwHCH8YfEv&sig=2aDDEhsnfGbHagUYTBIRDnCg7o&hl=en&ei=ioIJSozQKMWZjAf6hMCQCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=resu lt&resnum=4#PPA32,M1

Ethics http://priory.com/ethics.htm We would like to turn this list into a form of Wiki with a lot of content submitted by readers, particularly readers who are ICO Examination candidates or those who have recently passed the exam. There will have to be editorial control but if you have found any courses, books or websites particularly helpful- let me know! [email protected] We particularly need inexpensive courses anywhere in the world but particularly in Asia, Africa and the Americas and books & websites in non-English languages.