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1954 Medical Progress:
965
BOOK REVIEWS colored races. They evaluated their findings carefully as the number of persons examined was comparatively small and because the Ishihara plates, which were mostly used, easily cause errors in interpretation. Alice R. Deutsch THERAPEUTIQUES
VASCULAIRES
EN
OPH-
TALMOLOGIE (Vascular Therapeutics in Ophthalmology). By Jean-Gallois. Com munication to the Societe d'ophtalmologie de Paris, November 16, 1952. Paris, Charles-Lavauzelle et Cie. Paperbound, 156 pages. Price: Not listed. Jean-Gallois first presents in detail the vasoregulation of the eye and the various medical and surgical measures that may in fluence the ocular circulation. Then follows a comprehensive discussion of the various conditions in which vasodilation may be in dicated. In diabetic retinopathy, rutin and similar agents are advised; the vasodilators may aggravate the retinal condition. Acute glaucoma may occasionally be controlled by the retrobulbar injection of alchohol and the subconjunctival injection of acetylcholine. He uses vasodilator drugs (Niacin and Priscoline) in various degenerative conditions of the retina and optic nerve and cites many instances of remarkable visual improvement: such as myopic choroiditis, from an acuity
of 0.4 to 0.9; senile degeneration, from 0.2 to 0.6; optic atrophy, from 0.1 to 0.4; glaucoma simplex, from 0.5 to 0.9. Vasodila tors are a. valuable adjunct to other thera peutic measures. The improved circulation probably stimulates less-affected tissue to better function. James E. Lebensohn
1954
MEDICAL
PROGRESS: A
REVIEW
OF
1953. Morris Fishbein, M.D., Editor. New York, Blakiston Company, 1954. 331 pages and index. Price:$5.00. MEDICAL ADVANCES DURING
This volume, edited by Morris Fishbein with the collaboration of 28 contributors, is intended to relate the over-all progress of medicine during the past year with separate chapters on each specialized field. As such it is of value to the ophthalmologist chiefly in giving him a brief view of some of the recent advances in fields other than his own. A brief 10 pages are devoted to ophthalmol ogy, contributed by M. L. Stillerman, with discussion limited to retrolental fibroplasia, the fundus in congenital heart disease, the use of cortisone and related compounds, intraocular acrylic lenses, ophthalmia neonatorum, and conservation of sight. ' William A. Mann.
BOOK REVIEWS colored races. They evaluated their findings carefully as the number of persons examined was comparatively small and because the Ishihara plates, which were mostly used, easily cause errors in interpretation. Alice R. Deutsch THERAPEUTIQUES
VASCULAIRES
EN
OPH-
TALMOLOGIE (Vascular Therapeutics in Ophthalmology). By Jean-Gallois. Com munication to the Societe d'ophtalmologie de Paris, November 16, 1952. Paris, Charles-Lavauzelle et Cie. Paperbound, 156 pages. Price: Not listed. Jean-Gallois first presents in detail the vasoregulation of the eye and the various medical and surgical measures that may in fluence the ocular circulation. Then follows a comprehensive discussion of the various conditions in which vasodilation may be in dicated. In diabetic retinopathy, rutin and similar agents are advised; the vasodilators may aggravate the retinal condition. Acute glaucoma may occasionally be controlled by the retrobulbar injection of alchohol and the subconjunctival injection of acetylcholine. He uses vasodilator drugs (Niacin and Priscoline) in various degenerative conditions of the retina and optic nerve and cites many instances of remarkable visual improvement: such as myopic choroiditis, from an acuity
of 0.4 to 0.9; senile degeneration, from 0.2 to 0.6; optic atrophy, from 0.1 to 0.4; glaucoma simplex, from 0.5 to 0.9. Vasodila tors are a. valuable adjunct to other thera peutic measures. The improved circulation probably stimulates less-affected tissue to better function. James E. Lebensohn
1954
MEDICAL
PROGRESS: A
REVIEW
OF
1953. Morris Fishbein, M.D., Editor. New York, Blakiston Company, 1954. 331 pages and index. Price:$5.00. MEDICAL ADVANCES DURING
This volume, edited by Morris Fishbein with the collaboration of 28 contributors, is intended to relate the over-all progress of medicine during the past year with separate chapters on each specialized field. As such it is of value to the ophthalmologist chiefly in giving him a brief view of some of the recent advances in fields other than his own. A brief 10 pages are devoted to ophthalmol ogy, contributed by M. L. Stillerman, with discussion limited to retrolental fibroplasia, the fundus in congenital heart disease, the use of cortisone and related compounds, intraocular acrylic lenses, ophthalmia neonatorum, and conservation of sight. ' William A. Mann.