We hope that you are more motivated now for OKAPs preparation. To augment your studies, we’ve created a reading schedule for the BCSC books, starting the second week of the 2012-2013 academic year and finishing in late February. This will give you about a month to review other material and work on questions.
Note that this the following does not include reading Update on General Medicine, which unfortunately is still tested. This schedule breaks the material down to roughly 120 pages per week. The most high-yield books are scheduled for earlier on in the year, which will also be helpful clinically for more junior residents.
Good luck!
2012
| July 15 – Aug. 4: |
Fundamentals and Principles of Ophthalmology (397 pages) |
| Aug. 5 – 18: |
Lens and Cataract (231 pages) |
| Aug. 19 – Sept. 1: |
Glaucoma (220 pages) |
Sept. 2 – 22:
|
Retina and Vitreous (371 pages) |
| Sept. 23 – Oct. 13: |
External Disease and Cornea (445 pages) |
| Oct. 14 – 27: |
Orbit, Eyelids, and Lacrimal System (278 pages) |
| Oct. 28 – Nov. 17: |
Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors (352 pages) |
| Nov. 18 – Dec. 22: |
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (418 pages) and Refractive Surgery (217 pages) |
| Dec. 23 – Jan. 1: |
Break for the holidays |
2013
| Jan. 2 – 19: |
BCSC 9—Intraocular Inflammation and Uveitis (319 pages) |
Jan. 20 – Feb. 9:
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Neuro-Ophthalmology (369 pages) |
| Feb. 10 – 28: |
Clinical Optics (323 pages) |
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About the author: Elizabeth Yeu, MD, is an assistant professor at the Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and an examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology.
