COMING SOON: Essential Optics for the Ophthalmologist Basic Science and Review Course

This course will be available for purchase in early 2026.
The Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine is pleased to offer The Essential Optics for the Ophthalmologist which is a 9.5-hour Basic Science and Board Review Course by Jack T. Holladay, MD, MSEE, FACS. The tuition is $75 and allows 6 years of access to the course. It begins with Physical Optics (Physics), then Basic Optics, Visual Optics, Human Eyes and finally the optics of commonly used Ophthalmic Instruments. Clinical examples are abundant to reinforce the optical concepts. The course has been refined over its 50 years history, reflecting suggestions and questions from residents and clinicians to make complex topics exceedingly clear. The 172-page Companion Source Manual that is included with the Course has even more detail about many topics for background reading and study. It is mailed shortly after registering for the course (allow 2 weeks). There are 104 multiple choice questions with the page references and answers for review before exams. The last page has a 13-equation summary for quick formula reference. It is a pleasure and joy to provide this course as a legacy to young ophthalmologists-in-training and practitioners that want a review in optics. To keep the tuition at a minimum there is no CME accreditation for the course. The first 15 minutes of the course may be viewed at no cost as a trial.