2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
3 Clinical Optics
Chapter 2: Physical Optics
This chapter includes related videos, which can be accessed by scanning the QR codes provided in the text or going to www.aao.org/bcscvideo_section03.
Highlights
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quantum electrodynamics: unifying theory of light
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phenomena of light: polarization, coherence and interference, and diffraction
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measures of light: radiometry, photometry, and conversion between radiometric and photometric outputs
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lasers and therapeutic laser–tissue interactions
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light hazards
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series : Section 3 - Clinical Optics. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.